Name: ROAD -Preparing for the Hills - Appenzell Road Bike Tour
Start: 2012-04-15T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2012-04-15T11:30:00+02:00

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I'm planning an early season ride, taking in views of Lake Constance, Rheinthal, and Säntis. It will start at St.Gallen and end at Rüti/Rapperswill. The ride will be about 6 hours, 130-140km and ca. 2000m total climbing, depending on any variations we decide on. Why this way? Well,apart from the views, good roads and low traffic, you will be challenged by a few bursts of some tough grades, mainly in the first 2 hours. After that it will be more normal. But if you can't manage the occasional 20%,then you might want to avoid this :-) It is however at sociable pace ride, which means small breaks to let people catch up/recover, as well as a stop or two along the way for coffee/drinks/food. We'll starting at St.Gallen, so I recommend bringing modular clothing (arm warmers at the very least) just in case it is a chilly start. We can finish at Rapperswil which gives easy connections back to Zürich or places either side of the lake.

THE ROUTE WILL BE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THIS: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87019313

Meeting point is HB latest 9am, and take the 09:16 EC train to St.Gallen. This train will be full in cattle class, so I advise being there no later than 9am. Or if you are coming from another direction, meet at the St.Gallen HB on Platform 1 near the ticket office at 10:20 All going well, we should arrive back at Rüti (or Rappi if its easier for you) by around 16:30. There are several outs for this ride along the way (Heiden, Appenzell, Urnasch and Wattwil all have train connections). Anyone up for it? Cheers, Ian

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