Team Team
This is Chris,
better known as Turbo Chris. He really got into cycling in the wild nineties - and anyone who knows him knows that asking him about his one favourite bike makes about as much sense as asking which child is his favourite. In any case, he hasn't stuck with just one bike. Okay, his gravel bike already has a little stone in his heart - because he usually rides it on forest motorways and crooked trails.
Whether his longest tour really went to Sparta remains an open question - but at 300 kilometres, it's not a bad idea to type ‘Sparta’ into the Strava title. And 3,000+ metres in altitude as his previous best? You also have to pedal first. However, insiders rumour that Chris isn't finished yet - and the trend is rising.
Christopher likes to give back - and not just for the tyres on tarmac, but also for his heart. He rides for a good cause, infects others with his enthusiasm for cycling and encourages people to give it a try. On the way to his greatest goal - cycling around all continents - he will meet many people who will never want to drive a car again.
Only the mountains make him suffer for a moment - then he thinks about the summit, the cold drink at the top and the descent that awaits him. And by the time he reaches the bakery, everything is forgotten. Snack wish list? Doesn't exist. The main thing is sweet. The Turbo takes what it can get.
Christopher only gets off the saddle when he needs to top up the air - at least that's what he says. Anyone who knows his adventures will immediately believe him. For him, the bike is simply the best way to discover the world. True to the motto: Why either pizza or pasta - when you can have pasta on pizza?
Thias is Wiebke,
affectionately called Wiebke by her friends. Since April ‘97, nothing has separated her from a bike, as her parents’ hairline documentation of her first bike tour in 2000 proves. Her Omnium is the clear number one among her many bikes - but depending on the crew, sometimes road bikes, sometimes MTBs are on the agenda.
452 kilometres in one go? Check. 5,500 metres of altitude in one tour? Also ticked. Hey Wiebke, why cycle for a good cause? - ‘Because I'm very grateful for the privileges I have, such as being able to go on bike tours like this - and I'd like to give something back.’
Her current big goal is to climb mountains faster - less looking at flowers, more ‘head off, legs on.’ And when she's not in the saddle, she starts her professional life, is out and about, does sport or enjoys the good life - eating, drinking, this and that.
A little insider info: honey waffles are her secret superpower on tour, and if it's about food in general: pizza as a starter, pasta as a main course - Wiebke does it right.
We're already looking forward to more content from her!
This is Corina,
or simply Cori - has been travelling on two wheels for over two decades. It all started when she switched from a ladies' bike to a mountain bike, then came the road bike era, and today? Gravel is her happy place. She loves her current gravel bike dearly - but there's already a new one waiting in the wings. 🤩 You have to be prepared in case the weather suddenly gets better.
How many bikes does she have? Classic: n+1 - maths that every bike person understands. Cori's favourite thing to do is crash over so-called ‘Chris routes’ - the ones that Komoot classifies as ‘unrideable’ but are simply awesome with the right crew. Her longest tour? 245 kilometres. And at 2,360 metres in altitude, she just shrugs her shoulders for a moment - then she thinks about an ice-cold pint, tells herself that climbing is somehow awesome, and just keeps on pedalling. #SelfMotivationDeluxe
Her biggest goal? To still be on the saddle in her 70s and wonder why the wind always comes from the front. And if you hit a motivation slump along the way - no problem: Cori has silver and jelly babies at the start. Sugar doesn't solve any problems, but at least it takes the edge off hunger pangs.
When she's not riding, she's probably already thinking about the next tour. Or pasta. Because: pasta > everything.