Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XIV
woollypigs Time to pack and relax, as we have a early start tomorrow in order to get to the airport and some of us have to be back at work on…
August 2008
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XIII
Yawn, it started early. Well, we had to get up before Peli’s mum and go for the fresh pain, croissants, tarte aux myrtilles and newspapers. She had been doing that…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XII
Our surprise attack on the Tourmalet failed Sad Pretty much every day we have headed out on a ride down the Tourmalet (2115m) and disappeared into the hills for a…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XI
We had a sleep in and headed out for a 4 hours walk up Montagne Fleurie right behind Bareges. Though it was hot, very humid and us being tired from…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part X
We got up fairly early by holiday standards, and started to get ready for a ride. The classic Tour finish of the Hautacam! The route which would take us from…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part IX
Well we got really bitten by the holiday bug. So bad that we stayed up until we were falling asleep into our books. Peli was taken by “Case Histories” by…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part IIX
30″ gear is dead; long live the 28″ gear !! We decided to go a have a look at Spain, so we rolled down the Tourmalet for 5 miles into…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part VII
well after a looong kip, having breakfast at 1pm is the right thing to do on a holiday and after a long ride like yesterdays. Water: nearly every town have…
Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
Me and Chutney (a Dahon Speed Pro TT, 2008) on the top of Tourmalet. I have now ridden it in London, the Pyrenees and on a long hilly ride, and…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part VI
Well since you are reading this I survived the Tourmalet, though I did have to have two goes at it before I managed it, since I had a 54 mile…