Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge Week 2 - 414 km

After 8 hours at work, I wend at 6 PM for an 80 km ride and I arrived at 22:40 home.
So today I was not too motivated, and just went by the feeling where I should ride.
   Altough I was still tired from yesterday, I managed Zurich - Rapperswil in 50:33 min
- 31,1 km.

There I stopped to eat an apple and whom did I see running around a corner? Bronze medalist in triathlon Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Inspired by the top triathletes I decided to climb Etzelpass. With up to 20% percent climbing, one of the toughest passes in the Swiss Alps.

Pfäffikon - Baar Bike Route for Cycling Challenge in June and TRI Training 42 km 700 m up / 70 km 1000 m up

View the ride on 3D by relieve:

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Pictures from the ride, which starts in Pfäffikon. Before you head towards Einsiedeln, you go right in direction "Raten"- pass.

 

 After two climbs, you leave the main road following the bike-route "9".

 

The village of Rothenthurm is in the foothills of the Alps at about 930 m in the upland valley of the Biber between Schwyz and Einsiedeln. The Letziturm with its red shingled roof, built in 1323, gave Rothenthurm its name and is always associated with the place. Another noteworthy place to visit in the village is the parish church of St. Antonius, one of the most important churches in the canton of Schwyz.

 Switzerland’s largest upland moor, in Central Switzerland between Rothenthurm and Biberbrugg, has been successfully preserved. The broad moorland landscape is an important conservation area for plants and animals, but also a fascinating place for relaxation and adventure for visitors.

 The ride follows the route 9 which is one of the bike-routes in Switzerland.

Aegerilake just after the battle field of Morgarten The French invasion of Switzerland in 1798 brought about a swift end of the Ancien Régime. The French victories against the larger cities of the swiss plateau led to the creation of the French supported Helvetic Republic on 12 April 1798. Following the declaration of the Republic, the Cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden rejected it and raised an army to fight the French.