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Suburban 144
Suburban 144 is a yearly gravel bike event organized by the Bikebash group. I participated to the 2026 edition in the 125km group. It turned out to be 130, to which I added another 4 because I missed a checkpoint and I had to go back. Another group went for a 165km variation, and another even more adventurous group started the day before, riding through the night for a total of 330km.
Events of this kind are conceived as social rides rather than competitions, and I have to say they are quite effective, considering for example that even I, notoriously unable to strike up a conversation with new people, started alone but managed to arrive in a group.
We had great weather and the ride was generally great fun, even if I had problems with the rear wheel; nothing that two plugs could not solve, anyway.
You can find more pictures on the event website.
The route
Camping in Stendenitz
This wasn't a lucky season for bikepacking—bad weather, mechanical problems, and lack of time conspired against me. But I managed to catch a break this weekend. I chose a campsite almost at random (I just had a rough distance and direction in mind), but I hit the jackpot.
It was a beautiful, quiet place, and I was assigned a wonderful spot right in front of the lake. This will most likely be my last night out this year, but it was a great one.
Venetogravel 2025
Over the last weekend I partecipated to my second Venetogravel. This time following the Short Beach track, covering approximately 400 kilometers and 2200 meters of elevation. The weather in the first two day was not the best, but I still enjoyed it very much. Here some stats and a small selection of pictures
| Time in motion | Elapsed Time | ↔ | Avg speed | ↗ | ↘ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04 | 06:43 | 09:10 | 132 km | 19.6 km/h | 110 m | 190 m |
| 26/04 | 05:38 | 08:29 | 111 km | 19.7 km/h | 150 m | 120 m |
| 27/04 | 06:16 | 10:56 | 101 km | 16.2 km/h | 1,380 m | 1,220 m |
| 28/04 | 03:09 | 04:29 | 53.3 km | 16.9 km/h | 540 m | 640 m |
The Hygieia Fountain in Hamburg
I recently spent a weekend in Hamburg to visit friends. While exploring the city my attention was caught, for some reason, by the fountain situated in the courtyard of the city hall, and the sculptures that surround it. It's called Hygieia Fountain.
Hygieia as the goddess of health and hygiene in Greek mythology and its surrounding figures represents the power and pureness of the water. It was built in remembrance of the cholera epidemic in 1892, the former technical purpose was air cooling in the city hall