Riding on old homesoil in Germany is increasingly becoming a rewarding experience

From 1981 to 1993 this was my "angst berg".  "Rund um den Elm" was one of the major classic road races in Germany and usually took on "Amplebener Hill" 7-10 times before returning to the finish in Braunschweig. Last year I took a delegation of what later became our LD Nat B team to the 100. edition of this race. We were the only clubteam entered amongst Elite teams.
This summer I returned to the Elm and rode the Amplebener quite a few times. It has never become easy, but the "angst" factor has vanished.
Maybe my recently imported Tuscan kit helped...