by nickpannaman | Jun 19, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
39 miles ridden – 6000 feet climbed – temperature 30C (but not all the time) We know from those who have done this trip before that the day starts with a sense of foreboding. Today is short because those of us who want to are climbing up and over Mont...
by nickpannaman | Jun 18, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
58 miles ridden – 4700 feet climbed – temperature 28C Today was about stunning views and beautiful towns but we had to earn the opportunity to see them by climbing out of the gorge where our hotel was located. After about 1/4 mile we started climbing...
by nickpannaman | Jun 17, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
75 miles ridden – 3900 feet climbed – temperature 25C It would be very easy to focus all of today’s blog entry on the room we are staying in at the Hotel Belvedere starting with the jacuzzi in our private courtyard- but I won’t. We had a messy...
by nickpannaman | Jun 17, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
52 miles ridden – 4600 feet climbed – temperature 22C The idea of a shorter day appealed to everyone but in the typical sense of balance the climbing made it feel long. We were either doing one of three long climbs or we were on rollers – a bit up...
by nickpannaman | Jun 15, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
65 miles ridden – 6000 feet climbed – temperature 20C (not trusting Garmin on this!!) Today is supposedly one of the toughest days of the tour. We were warned about the first 5 miles and actuality matched our worst fears. The climb started approximately...
