Alexander Schmitz on his way to the North Cape: a powerful visual retrospective on training, start, checkpoints, and the big goal.
Alexander Schmitz prepared for the Northcape 4000 with his Specialized Roubaix S-Works. After the cancellation due to the coronavirus, he finally set off in 2021: from Lake Garda through Europe to the North Cape.
Alexander Schmitz received his Specialized Roubaix S-Works and started racking up training kilometers for the Northcape 4000.
Even before the start, the project involved thousands of training kilometers and extensive preparation.
The fourth edition of the Unsupported Bicycle Adventure started on 24.07.2021.
The first stages show how tough such distances can be: long days, heat, supplies, and initial checkpoints.
Krakow was reached as an important checkpoint. Stamps, tracking, and daily mileage show the progress.
Snacks, pizza and small stops are as much a part of the story as the kilometres when covering such daily distances.
The further north the route led, the more special the landscape, places, and encounters became.
The pictures show the last part of the journey: stamps, coastal roads, morning mood and the proximity to the North Cape.
The tracking shows the last kilometers on Magerøya. The destination is almost reached.
The cover photo: Alexander Schmitz with his bike at the North Cape Globe.
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