Biking to the bakery — 7 crunchy wake-up rides

There is almost nothing better than an extensive breakfast with tasty, crispy bread and crispy rolls — naturally fresh from the baker. The only way to top this is to take a refreshing road bike tour and start the day active and full of energy. So it makes sense to simply combine these two feel-good factors. And that's exactly why we present in this collection seven racing bike tours from 70 to around 100 kilometres in length, which you can not only complete before breakfast, but also collect your breakfast on the way: All tours lead out of the urban centres of the Ruhr area to a very special bakery.

Cycling to the bakery around the corner on a racing bike is hardly a big challenge. All tours will take you out of the city to make the trip a pleasure. We have attached great importance to the fact that the routes of these tours lead along quiet roads, cycle paths or railway tracks and through greenery. The intermediate destination is always a bakery. But not just any bakery: We have found seven very special bakeries that all have one thing in common. They are all "organic" and are fully committed to sustainable production. Natural, regional ingredients, genuine handwork and a large portion of love are the ingredients for particularly fresh, healthy and delicious bakery products. This is why the bakeries are not located in a narrow branch on the edge of a supermarket, but in beautiful locations outside the conurbations. Our tours take you to cosy small towns in the Bergisches Land, to a farm with its own bakery and to a historic mill in the middle of nature. The result is enjoyment for all the senses and a touch of adventure. Two small tips on the side: put a light fabric bag in your jersey pocket, which you can use as a backpack on the way back. It's the easiest way to get your shopping home. It also makes sense to check the opening hours of the selected bakery before you leave - not that you're still standing in front of a locked bakery!

"Getting out of the Ruhrpott" was one of the themes of these tours. We came up with something special: All tours start and end at a station of the S-Bahn line S1, which runs from Solingen via Duisburg to Dortmund once across the Pott. So you can easily start all tours with the S-Bahn. Maybe you will take all seven tours one after the other? So you have enough material to start the coming weekends actively and also to come home with a delicious surprise. We wish you a good trip and "Bon Appetit"!