XWORLD, Stage 1: Asphalt jungle, gravel roads and snow slabs - from Bremen to Istanbul

The first stage of the XWORLD-Tour 2008/2009 was exactly 4,237 kilometres. An account of the journey by the participants who travelled from Bremen to Istanbul - along wide roads, bumpy gravel roads, through narrow tunnels and past a picturesque landscape.

Impressions of the stage 01: Bremen – Istanbul 9.-21.3.2008

9. March 2008: Start of the XWORLD tour on the company premises in Bremen Mahndorf, mileage 0 km
9. March 2008: Start of the XWORLD tour on the company premises in Bremen Mahndorf, mileage 0 km
9. March 2008: Berlin - Brandenburger Tor, mileage 382 km
9. March 2008: Berlin - Brandenburger Tor, mileage 382 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 522 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 522 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 524 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 524 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 527 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 527 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 530 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 530 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 537 km
10. March 2008: Offroad training near the Eurospeedway Lausitz, mileage 537 km
12. March 2008: Austria - Gerlochpass, mileage 1.490 km
12. March 2008: Austria - Gerlochpass, mileage 1.490 km
13. März 2008: Kroatien - HANSA-FLEX Zagreb
13. März 2008: Kroatien - HANSA-FLEX Zagreb, Kilometer 1.980
13. March 2008: Croatia - HANSA-FLEX Zagreb, mileage 1.980 km
13. March 2008: Croatia - HANSA-FLEX Zagreb, mileage 1.980 km
14. March 2008: Croatia - talks on the upcoming route, mileage 2.027 km
14. March 2008: Croatia - talks on the upcoming route, mileage 2.027 km
14. March 2008: Croatia - Offroad training, mileage 2.035 km
14. March 2008: Croatia - Offroad training, mileage 2.035 km
15. March 2008: Croatia - refueling stop close to Zadar, mileage 2.300 km
15. March 2008: Croatia - refueling stop close to Zadar, mileage 2.300 km
15. March 2008: Croatia - near Split, mileage 2.512 km
15. March 2008: Croatia - near Split, mileage 2.512 km
15. March 2008: Croatia - near the border to Bosnia-Herzegovina, mileage 2.598 km
15. March 2008: Croatia - near the border to Bosnia-Herzegovina, mileage 2.598 km
16. March 2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - Mostar - Stari Most, mileage 2.662 km
16. March 2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - Mostar - Stari Most, mileage 2.662 km
16. March 2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - near Mostar, mileage 2.821 km
16. March 2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - near Mostar, mileage 2.821 km
17. March 2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - near Mostar, mileage 2.857 km
17. March 2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - near Mostar, mileage 2.857 km
17. March 2008: Serbia- near Belgrade, mileage 3.312 km
17. March 2008: Serbia- near Belgrade, mileage 3.312 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.312 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.312 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.324 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.324 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.402 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.402 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.415 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.415 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.417 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.417 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.438 km
17. March 2008: Serbia - near Belgrade, mileage 3.438 km
18. March 2008: Bulgaria - HANSA-FLEX Plovdiv, mileage 3.785 km
18. March 2008: Bulgaria - HANSA-FLEX Plovdiv, mileage 3.785 km
19. March 2008: border crossing Bulgaria/Turkey, mileage 3.982 km
19. March 2008: border crossing Bulgaria/Turkey, mileage 3.982 km
20. March 2008: Turkey - Blue Mosque Istanbul, mileage 4.237 km
20. March 2008: Turkey - Blue Mosque Istanbul, mileage 4.237 km
20. March 2008: Turkey - Blue Mosque Istanbul, mileage 4.237 km
20. March 2008: Turkey - Blue Mosque Istanbul, mileage 4.237 km