30" gear is dead; long live the 28" gear !!
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We decided to go a have a look at Spain, so we rolled down the Tourmalet for 5 miles into Luz St Sauveur (684m) to start our 20 miles steady climb uphill to Port de Boucharo (2270m),...
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 it own little fountain that we can get our bottles refilled, and it is just brilliantly fresh. And the water right up the mountains is even be...
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 ride in the middle ;)
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Why? Because we started half way up the Tourmalet in Bareges an...
We are having a day's rest, I really need it and even Peli is moaning about her legs, but then again she was pegging it up these hills and we are more cyclist than hikers.
Tomorrow it is the Col de Tourmalet, 2115m, so stay tuned ...
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We got up bright and early and drove up to La Gaubie, 1550m, for a walk up through the Aygues Cluses valley to the Col de Madamete at 2509m and then over an other Col at around 2550m back down the valley past Lac Noir around 8-9...
We got up to a stunning clear and sunny day and after a bit of faffing around we got out on our bikes. Peli had planned an "easy introduction to the Pyrenees" route which would take us out to Gavarnie, but the road was very busy since the French summer holidays had truly kicked in.
So Peli said wh...
We woke up to the beautiful view of clouds stretching as far as the eye could see. Which wasn't bad at all as that gave us the opportunity to do some serious chattering and relaxing.
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However, Peli had antz in her pantz and want...
Packing and running about a bit trying to find the very last bits to bring. Manged to get all done and ready 10min before the taxi we ordered arrived. Taxi and coach out to the airport was painless even though we arrived at 1.15am.
I would rather be there early than risk getting there late especia...
... started of in Parsons Green, and had a not so nice 6 miles up north to the canal.
But as soon we hit the canal we were away from the Saturday shopping run, and on and along the Grand Union Canal.
Most of it I have ridden before but past, but past Perivale I haven't, so I was livi...
... to do a London Pootle and then the finish with a pint and a pie oooh the pie was that a good pie or what but more about that later. Sorry but this is going be a long post but hey it was a great day out.
We took off from Albert around 10am, yeah well early on a Saturday for me I know, but man w...
