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...
by nickpannaman | Jun 14, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
60 miles ridden – 5420 feet climbed – temperature 20C (occasionally) The weather today was spectacular – a few high clouds which made the sky interesting but absolutely not threatening. The road surface was generally great. Sometimes the wind was...
by nickpannaman | Jun 13, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
56 miles ridden – 4450 feet climbed – temperature 18C (chilly) It took us a while to come together this morning as we were spread across 3 hotels. In fact we didn’t really congregate until lunchtime except for one poor soul whose navigation device...
by nickpannaman | Jun 12, 2018 | blog, France | Channel to the Med
71 miles ridden – 3400 feet climbed – temperature 23C What a wonderful day. No rain. It almost didn’t matter what the scenery was like or how pretty the villages and towns were we had sun cream on and were dry. Fields look different in sunshine. Corn...
