Last Saturday, Sam and I did a bit of an unusual bike ride around one of the worlds most famous motor racing circuits.

The Nuurburgring is still used by Formula One, but the old nordschleife circuit is what is now very important locally which still hosts motor sport and is used as an unofficial track for testing new cars. The track was described by Jackie Stewart as the Green Hell, 21 kilometers of twisting, narrow and fast track through the Eifel forest.

The place is stunning and having driven the circuit a few years ago in my old Toyota Celica, I understand what Jackie Stewart was on about!

So once a year they shut the circuit to cars and hold a special running event on the Saturday, and a 24 hour bike race over the weekend. They also have a “tourist” event on Sunday which you can turn up to pedal around the circuit at your own pace…

I’ll let the pictures tell the story… It is simply stunning!