TimoRokitta, Author at Gravel Cyclist

Siegfried Gravel / SiegfriedGRVL Report for 2021 – Germany, by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta August 6, 2021

The organizers of the legendary Nibelungen gravel ride organized a very special Gravel event on July 31, 2021 - the Siegfried Gravel or SiegfriedGRVL. Why SiegfriedGRVL? “Siegfried was the best…

Nibelungen Gravel Ride Edition 2021, Germany: by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta July 19, 2021

Just in time for the beginning of July 2021, the corona restrictions in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate were further relaxed. Thus, the Nibelungen gravel ride could take place for…

Orbit360 Gravel Series: Germany 2021 – Part One by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta July 13, 2021

Due to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic in Germany, many bike events had been canceled. But, this didn’t mean the end of cycling. The organiser of Orbit360, Raphael Albrecht, and his…

Camino del Cid – “Defending the South”: by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta June 28, 2021

In 2019 we had to end our gravel tour in the footsteps of "El Cid" because of the terrible storm in Valencia. In 2020 we could not travel to Spain…

CTF Mainz, Germany (Cross Country Rides): Gravel Cycling like Paris Roubaix!

By TimoRokitta April 23, 2021

Germany in Spring 2021: During the lockdown which has been in place for months, all cycling events have been canceled. But the guys from the Mainz cycling club have improvised…

Nikolaus Gravel Ride 2020, Germany: The Mud Edition – by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta December 30, 2020

At the end of 2020, when only a few gravel events took place, the organizers of the Nibelungen gravel ride invited riders to their traditional “Nikolaus Gravel Ride”. However, the…

Greffelründsche 2020 aka “Gravel Around Frankfurt”, Germany: by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta November 27, 2020

During the abbreviated gravel season for 2020, my highlight was undoubtedly the Greffelründsche (the name comes from a German dialect and means "Gravel around Frankfurt"), a 303-kilometer long gravel race…

Gravel Adventure on the Baltic Sea Island of Usedom: by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta November 4, 2020

Translated from German: Usedom is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, divided between Germany and Poland. It is the second-largest Pomeranian island after Rügen, and the most populous island in…

Odenwald Odyssey Heidelberg 2020, Germany – by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta October 19, 2020

One of the few gravel events that took place in Germany in 2020 was, besides the Nibelungen gravel ride, was the Odenwald Odyssey by the guys from the “Flare…

Gravel Ronde van Nederland: 1,300kms in Two Weeks – by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta October 2, 2020

After our trip to Spain with the gravel bike was canceled due to the corona pandemic, we decided to travel off-road across the Netherlands. We started our gravel expedition in…

Nibelungen Gravel Ride Edition 2020, Germany: by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta July 13, 2020

2020 sees Europe in the grip of Coronavirus and most cycling events have been canceled. There are some lesser-known events such as the Nibelungen gravel ride in Worms, that took…

A Gravel Ride by the Baltic Sea: Hansegravel by Timo Rokitta

By TimoRokitta July 1, 2020

Hanse is the name of the association of North German merchants between the mid-12th century and the mid-17th century, the aim of which was to promote free trade and common…