Author: David De Vleeschouwer

  • Stage 13: Fuel up

    Stage 13: Fuel up

    Riders need to fuel up for stage 13 but so does most of the race caravan. France has oil and gas reserves but also uses geology to store CO2.

  • Geology of the Deutschland Tour

    Geology of the Deutschland Tour

    Ger­many has everything to of­fer for fans of both geo­logy and cyc­ling. While sed­i­ments are cur­rently ac­cu­mu­lat­ing in the Ger­man Wad­den Sea, the old­est rocks in Ger­many formed more than two bil­lion years ago. In-between these two ex­tremes, there are rocks and sed­i­ments that tell us a story about ice ages, sea level change, moun­tain…

  • Stage 2: Karst

    Stage 2: Karst

    You don’t always need big geological events for breathtaking scenery. Sometimes the subtle influence of karst can make all the difference.

  • Stage 3: Treasure trove

    Stage 3: Treasure trove

    Zumaia is a treasure trove where giant clams tell us what time it is and what exactly happened right here seeing through time.

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