METRICS:

• Start: İstanbul
• Stop: Lake İsnik
• Distance: 47,8 km (total: 3910 km)
• Time of ride: 2:50 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +314/-461 m (total: +30.233 m)

DETAILS:

• Yalova, Orhangazil
• Leaving İstanbul: my planned trip ‘crossing the bridge’ was cancled due to the heavy storm and rain
• Planned ferry was cancled too. I had to take the speed boat instead
• Crossing to Asia (İstanbul - Yalova)
• Still feeling dizzy because of the last days of my antibiotic treatment
• Wild camping at the lake side under olive trees

METRICS: none

DETAILS:

• Crazy city: I met many nice people while staying in the ‘Chill Out Hostel’ in Bayoğlu
• A lot to see and events in the evening
• Impresive time of Ramazan and Ramazan Bayramı (3 days holiday at the end of fast period)
• Extended my stay several times:
• Bad weather
• Root infection of one tooth with antibiotic treatment
• Wallet stolen: no ID card, no cash to check-out, no EC card, no VISA card, no passport (in Germany for Pakistan visa application), no driver license…
• Parcel from Germany missing (finally I found it in the main post office at the other end of the city…)

METRICS:

• Start: Silivri
• Stop: İstanbul
• Distance: 15,8 km (total: 3862 km)
• Time of ride: 1:32 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +161/-135 m (total: +29.719 m)

DETAILS:

• Crazy feeling sitting in a bus and getting to İstanbul in 1 hour
• Huge bus terminal with hundreds of coaches
• Fighting against traffic getting into İstanbul on 8-lane motorways
• Chillout Hostel in Beyoğlu

METRICS:

• Start: Tekirdağ
• Stop: Silivri
• Distance: 62,1 km (total: 3846 km)
• Time of ride: 4:37 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +365/-332 m (total: +29.558 m)

DETAILS:

• Heavy headwinds and side winds
• Terrible narrow road. Decided to stop and take the bus for the remaining 50km next day
• Stay in pension

METRICS:

• Start: Keşan
• Stop: Tekirdağ
• Distance: 101,8 km (total: 3785 km)
• Time of ride: 5:20 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +1147/-1215 m (total: +29.193 m)

DETAILS:

• Malkara, Tekirdağ
• Road follows each hill in a straight line
• Heavy headwinds and side winds at the coast
• Free camping on children playground in a holiday flat village
• Nice turkish couple from Hamburg invited me for tea and dinner

METRICS:

• Start: Alexandroupolis
• Stop: Keşan
• Distance: 72,6 km (total: 3683 km)
• Time of ride: 4:11 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +362/-269 m (total: +27.946 m)

DETAILS:

• Monastiraki, Feres, Peplos
• Heavy headwinds…
• Leaving EU
• Free camping at gas station

METRICS:

• Start: Lagos
• Stop: Alexandroupolis
• Distance: 88,8 km (total: 3610 km)
• Time of ride: 5:29 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +773/-755 m (total: +27.584 m)

DETAILS:

• Mesi, İmeros, Alkion, Maronia, Krovili, Mesti, Makri
• Heavy headwinds…
• Beautiful cotton fields
• 30 km ride on motorway
• Celebration of last night in EU with german goodies from Lidl…
• Campground in Alexandroupolis

METRICS:

• Start: Nea Karvali
• Stop: Lagos
• Distance: 80,2 km (total: 3521 km)
• Time of ride: 4:10 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +192/-184 m (total: +26.811 m)

DETAILS:

• Gravouna, Paradisos, Eflalo, Avdira, Mandra
• Heavy headwinds…
• Beautiful cotton fields
• Free camping in cabana made of straw at the roadside

METRICS:

• Start: Lutra Elefthero
• Stop: Nea Karvali
• Distance: 58,2 km (total: 3440 km)
• Time of ride: 3:18 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +303/-318 m (total: +26.619 m)

DETAILS:

• Nea Peramos, Kavala
• Relaxing in spa to heal my pulled muscle in left calf
• Heavy headwinds, short trip
• Deserted campground in Nea Karvali

METRICS:

• Start: Agios Vassilios
• Stop: Lutra Elefthero
• Distance: 110,1 km (total: 3382 km)
• Time of ride: 5:18 h
• Average speed: n/a
• Altitude difference: +211/-555 m (total: +26.316 m)

DETAILS:

• Langadikia, Apolonia, Rendina, Asprovalta, Nea Kerdilia, Touzla
• Flat road along the lakes
• Heavy damages to the roadsand houses due to strong rain and floods
• Headwind increased, powered out stop Lutra Elefhero
• Funny evening with Boy and his wife in their camper
• Free camping on parking of spa