Day 8: Another 38C day in Paradise
On the Road – Distance: 139km I 86miles I Elevation: 1628m I 5341ft This was the longest day of the tour as […]
Month: August 2019
Day 7: Into the high Languedoc
On the Road – Distance: 97 km I 60 miles I Elevation 1645m I 5397ft We meandered our way out of Carcassonne […]
Day 6 Sort of a Rest….
Loop Ride – Pic de Nore and Lastours – Distance: 76km / 47mi / Elevation: 998m / 3274ft The region around Carcassonne […]
Day 5: Survived the Pyrenees!
On the Road – Distance: 126km I 78miles I Elevation: 1951m I 6401ft We left the Midi-Pyrénées this morning, another great weather […]
Day 4, Long, High and Rain
On the Road – Distance: 141km I 87miles I Elevation: 2905m I 9530ft Another big climbing day as we headed into the […]
Day 3 Tourmalet, Aspen Peyresourde!!
On the Road – Distance: 109km I 68miles I Elevation: 3454m I 11332ft NOTE: DUE TO MY STUPIDITY OR FATIGUE, I FORGOT […]
Day 2: Ola Espana et Bonjour France!
On the Road – Distance: 118km I 75miles I Elevation: 2670m I 8759ft Heading due north we climbed the Col de Pourtalet […]
Day 1: Pitter Patter, Let’s Gittattr!
After fitting our bikes and getting to know each other over lunch we headed out on a warm up ride traversing this […]
So Great, They Named a City in his Honour!
Aah Barcelona, one of my favourite world cities! I left Windsor at 11 am yesterday and arrived at noon today, a long […]
It never gets boring…
As the great Graeme Obree once said, “My biggest fear is not crashing this bike at 85km/hr and losing my skin—it’s […]