by nickpannaman | Sep 17, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
46 miles ridden – 1126m climbed – Temperature 28C (most of the time!) Today was a ride of two halves – the first climb and the second climb. The first climb started about 1 mile from the hotel high is always hard as it takes me about 20 minutes to...
by nickpannaman | Sep 16, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
53 miles ridden – 794m climbed – Temperature 29C Today was a good day. The first 20 miles or so was flat which was a nice start although the road was quite busy for the first 12 miles or so after which it quietened down nicely. Sadly we weren’t right next...
by nickpannaman | Sep 15, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
48 miles ridden – 1004m climbed – Temperature 30C. The first four miles were an assault course of potholes, closed roads, buses, school drop-offs and impatient drivers as we made our way out of Pompeii towards todays big climb. There weren’t any especially...
by nickpannaman | Sep 14, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
No riding today. For the majority it was a lazy day although one of the guides did go cycling over to Sorrento. Others took a train to Naples for a look around, others a train to Sorrento. It seems half of us stayed in Pompeii and looked around the ruins.I was in...
by nickpannaman | Sep 13, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
68.5 miles ridden – 553m climbed – Temperature 30C (maximum 34C) Today started to feel routine. I woke up excited and well rested, eager to head down to the beach and take in some sea air before breakfast. Then I glanced at my bike on the balcony and...
