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Today my first video from Greece is released. The coastal region between Stavros and Stratoni in Greece is known for its breathtaking beauty and rich history. The coastline consists of steep cliffs, rocky coves and an impressive beach at Stavros. There are many archaeological sites in the area, including the ancient city of Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle.

Tip for users of old Tacx USB trainers

If you still have an old USB trainer such as the Tacx Fortius 1930, you can make it Ant+ or Bluetooth-capable with additional software, provided you have some technical knowledge. This software is called FortiusANT and has to be installed on a second computer, e.g. a RaspberryPi Zero W or on a standard PC. There are detailed instructions on how to do this. Once this is done, Incyclist can also be used for training. If someone uses this variant in the future, I am very interested in feedback, possibly also with installation instructions. Unfortunately, I cannot provide any technical support myself.

New action offer

With my new action offer, you can choose 6 videos from 28 already low-priced videos for a total price of 29 euros and thus save up to 19 euros.

Bestsellers

There are quite a few big changes in the new bestsellers list this time. For example, the top 3 are completely new, namely the Brocken (from 11th to 1st), Rhine Cycle Route 2022 (from 28th to 2nd) and together on 3rd are the Mont Ventoux (11th to 3rd) and the Tourmalet (7th to 3rd). The highest new entrant is the Enztal Cycle Path in 13th place.

Another Pyrenees Video

The 18th stage of the 2022 Tour de France first led over the Col d'Aubisque, which was the highest point in the Pyrenees this year. The subsequent descent was followed by a counter-climb of around two kilometres up the Col du Soulor, in contrast to the Tour stage, the finish of this video.

New price reductions

I have reduced the prices for a further 9 videos. As a result, the 3-fold package Menorca , for example, has also become significantly cheaper. In return, I am letting the special offer of 3 Mallorca videos for 39 euros in one week expire.

First video in the new year

The new video shows the second, northern part of the Kraut und Rüben Cycle Path in the Palatinate Rhine Valley. Like the first part, it runs through the region, which is predominantly characterised by vegetable cultivation, mostly on farm tracks and offers a variety of views of tobacco, asparagus or strawberry fields, vineyards and the Palatinate Forest.

New package offers

I have put together some new packages. For example, the French and Swiss Alpine passes are available as downloads, and the Alpine passes available on DVD are available in affordable packages.

CO2 Compensation

The 4th quarter of 2022 has been completed. Just about enough was donated for compensation and, at around 25%, also slightly more than in the previous quarters. However, still significantly less than has already been achieved. The German customers are somewhat more restrained than the international customers...

New videos

The Hourquette d'Ancizan was ridden in conjunction with the Col d'Aspin in the 17th stage of the 2022 Tour de France. The area that gave Müggeltour its name is known to many from the film "Shark Alarm at Müggel Lake" by Leander Haußmann. Monchique is a small town in the Serra de Monchique on the northern edge of the Algarve in Portugal in the district of Faro.

New feature

In the new videos (for the xml-based training programs), the text overlays can now also be displayed type-specifically, e.g. as country-specific place name signs.

Another package offer

The current newly released videos are now available in a second season package.

New autumn video

The entire Enztal Cycle Path runs from the source of the Enz River in the northern Black Forest near Enzklösterle to where it flows into the Neckar River in Walheim. We ride the cycle path upstream and start from the scenic part in Neuenbürg.

The track is filmed appropriately for the season in beautiful autumn weather. This is also the first video that contains information about the respective track surface, so that it can be simulated with suitable software (Incyclist). This is also shown in the altitude profile.

Two more new videos

Lom starts at the end of Sognefjellet RLV and follows the road back over the top of the mountain (and the highest mountain pass in Northern Europe), down into the Bøverdalen valley and finally ends in the town that gives it its name. The climb from Galdesand to the Juvasshytta alpine resort (generally called "Juvass") is generally considered to be the hardest climb in Norway. There are longer climbs, and there are steeper climbs, but this 13 km climb averaging at 10% is a real challenge.

These two routes belong together in a way and are therefore also available in a favorable double pack.

More price reductions

I have lowered the prices for further 5 videos. This also makes the two double packs La Palma and North-Baltic-Sea-Canal cheaper.

Two more new videos

The Mur de Péguère is certainly still familiar to many from the 16th stage of the 2022 Tour de France. Although only about 3.5 km long, it presents an enormous challenge with an average gradient of about 12% and a maximum of a good 18%, it represents an enormous challenge.

In addition, the new recording of the Rhine cycle path from the Rhine bridge Wintersdorf to Speyer appears, replacing the 10-year-old recording. Accordingly, the quality is outstanding, probably even the best available on the market.

New price reductions

I have lowered the prices for 5 older videos.

Two new videos

Jöhlingen takes us into the landscape east of Karlsruhe, which is characterized by a completely different topology than in the other directions. Instead of gentle hills, a multitude of short, poisonous climbs await us here. Nevertheless, the total number of meters in altitude is moderate.

The second route takes us in Saxony from Freiberg to the Dam Malter and with a small loop back. The dam was built at the beginning of the 20th century to regulate the water of the Red Weisseritz. The route is very hilly with sometimes steep short ramps.

New videos for 2022/2023 season

After the corona-related travel restrictions, there is finally new footage this season, especially from abroad. And there are many highlights!

At 2115 meters above sea level, the Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved road pass in the French Pyrenees. We conquer the "Giant of Provence" from Bédoin in the southwest over about 21 km and a good 1500 meters in altitude. The Brocken (also called Blocksberg) is with 1141 m above sea level the highest mountain in the whole of northern Germany. In the new recording of the Challenge Roth Triathlon, in contrast to the 10 year old video, the total distance, i.e. both laps, was now filmed. And last but not least the second part of the Salier- and Kaiser-Konrad-Cyclepath, which connects the German Wine Route with the Rhine. In addition, there are of course again both parts in the discounted double pack.

New package offers

I have also put together some new package offers. So there is finally a season package again, the download package mixed is completely new and also the triathlon package contains all new versions.

Incyclist trainings for the leaderboard

From now on, Incyclist training files can also be uploaded to the leaderboard. For this purpose, these rides only have to be saved as JSON files.

Also, for all videos released from September, the video can be converted to MP4 during installation so that it can be used directly in Incyclist. This also adjusts the video name in the XML file.

Another pre-release

Titran is a small village located at the very western part of the Frøya island. Placed far out into the Atlantic Ocean, this is almost as far out into the ocean you can get in Norway, without being wet.

2023 season pre-release

Kalteck is the announced continuation of RLV Weißenstein. Two hundred meters east of a glass factory in Bodenmais, our route begins at a traffic circle. Both tours are also available in a double pack at a discounted price of 15 euros, so with 7 euros discount.

New difficulty rating of tours

I have finally changed the difficulty rating of the videos from the proprietary (and Tacx-typically nonsensical) Cotacol points to the commonly used hardness level, such as used by Quäldich. This grade is determined by the sum of the (partial) lengths of a climb multiplied by the square of the respective average gradient. The values in RLV are usually somewhat lower than in Quäldich, because the elevation profile is smoothed for better driveability.