FOTOGALLERI: NORDKAP PÅ CYKEL 2022

I sommeren 2022 cyklede jeg fra Kristiansand i det sydlige Norge til Nordkap. Herunder har jeg lavet et resumé af cykelrejsen til Nordkap, med bl.a. favorit-strækninger, økonomiske nøgletal, udstyrs-info, samt selvfølgelig en masse tal til alle statistik-entusiasterne derude.

𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 + 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘:

🟢 Start: Kristiansand, southern Norway

🏁 Finish: North Cape, northern Norway

• Start date: June 28, 2022

• Finish date: July 21, 2022

• Total distance cycled: 2.680 km

• Daily avg. distance: 112 km

• Longest cycling day: 166 km

• Shortest cycling day: 61 km

• Cycling days: 24

• Rest days : 0

• Max. speed: 74.1 km/h

• Avg. speed (journey): Ca. 19 km/h

• Vertical meters climbed: 27.700

• Daily avg. meters climbed: 1.154

• Time in saddle: 144 hours

• Avg. daily hours in saddle: 6

• Longest distance without shower: 620 km 🙈

• Highest point: Sognefjordsvegen, 1.434 m 🏔

• Lowest point: Nordkapp Tunnel, -212 m

• Max. altitude increase in a day: 1.938 m

• Steepest road cycled: 20 % 📈(Nedkvitnesvegen/5390)

𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦:

• Most beautiful cycling: Too many to choose from, but a few picks include:

Haukelifjell/E134, Myrkdalsvegen/13, Sogndalsfjorden/13, Sognefjellsvegen/55, Nesna-Kilboghamn/17, Lofoten/E10/815, Olderfjord-Nordkapp/E69.

• Favorite view: Aldra island from Route 17 on blissfully sunny morning. Plus all blue sky views in Norway ☀️🥰

𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗:

• Kilos of tortilla wraps consumed: 3.2

• Cans of corn consumed: 16

• Kilos of peanut butter eaten: 1.50

• Most expensive beer : 125 NOK (12 EUR) 😳

• Best beer in Norway: E. C. Dahls Bryggeri – Bolt IPA (6.9 %) 😋

• Most economical buy: ‘Kneipp’ loaf of wholemeal bread (750 g, 0.70-1.40 EUR) 🥖

• Favorite grocery store: Rema 1000 & Kiwi

• Biggest grocery surprise: Frozen reindeer 🦌

• Favorite camp food: Tortilla wraps

• Number of meals in restaurants: 2

𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:

• Nights in huts/hostel: 3

• Nights wildcamping: 19 🏕

• Nights in camp site: 2

• Best wild camping spot: Porsangerfjorden (by E69, 5 km N of Skarvbergtunnelen), Ståvatn (near Haukeliseter Fjellstue) and many more.

𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗬 (Day 1 —> Day 24 / North Cape):

• Accom. (5 nights): 136 EUR (1.020 DKK)

• Food/drinks: 439 EUR (3.293 DKK)

• Total expenses: 575 EUR (4.312 DKK)

• Money spent per day: 24 EUR (180 DKK)

⛴ Ferry Honningsvåg – Kirkenes: 92 EUR

✈️ Flight Kirkenes – Copenhagen (with bike and luggage): 254 EUR

𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧:

• Bike: Koga Traveller Signature, year 2012

• Bike weight: 19 kg

• Luggage weight (w/o food/water): 20 kg

• Avg. weight food + water on bike: 3-4 kg

• Gear system: 14-speed Rohloff

• Brakes: Magura Hydraulic HS-35

• Tent: MSR Hubba Hubba NX

• Sleeping pad: Thermarest Neoair Venture

• Sleeping bag: Mountain Hardware Lamina Z Flame

• Gas burner: BRS (weight 28 g)

• Camping gas used: 450 g (one can)

• Tyres: Schwalbe Marathon Plus 37 mm

• Flat tyres: Zero 😅

• Mechanical break-downs: Zero

• Photos taken: 2.456

• Camera used: iPhone X

• Photo Editing App: Snapseed

• Number of powerbanks carried: 3 (46K mAh)

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘:

• Least favorite insect: Midges (knot/mitter)

• Second least favorite insect: Mosquito 🦟

• Numbers of moose spotted: 1

• Number of reindeer spotted: Hundreds

• Cat cuddles/fixes: far too few 🐈

𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦:

• Sunshine days: 6 out of 24 😕

• Days with rain: 15 😞

• Days with all-day rain: 4 😭

• Lowest temp.: 3 C (Jotunheimen, 1.430 m)

• Highest temp.: 27 C (Odda, 5 m)

• Avg. daily max. temp.: 13-14 C

• Number of ferries taken: 18

• Number of free ferries (for 🚴🏼‍♂️): 17

• Number of tunnels: A lot (maybe 50-60)

• Number of audio books listened to: 3

• Numbers of waterfalls seen: Hundreds

• Most impressive 💒: Vågå Stave Church

• Crashes on bike: 0

• Bum soreness: None

• Soundtrack of the journey: Peter Sommer – De Uforelskede i København (album)

• Distance bike touring 🌍: 101.000 km

• Number of countries visited by bike: 73

• Number of continents visited by bike: 6

• Number of countries visited: 119

• Country w/ cleanest public 🚾: Norway

• More on 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolaibangsgaard/

𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗢:

• Level of love for Norway: High ♥️

• Level of love for Norwegian weather: Low 💔

• General level of road quality in 🇳🇴: 9 (of 10)

• Would I do it again: YES! ✅

• Norway as a cycling destination:

9 (of 10) 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🤍