by nickpannaman | Apr 15, 2018 | blog, default
Saturday – 48 miles ridden, 720m climbed. Sunday – 33 miles ridden, 480m climbed. At last! It’s not raining, it’s kind of warm and I’ve got a couple of pretty clear weekend days. Saturday’s ride criss-crossed the Chiltern Hills with...
by nickpannaman | Feb 26, 2018 | blog, USA | Mississippi River ride
Training has commenced for my 2018 rides. Mississippi Ride: Between 8th May and 1st June I will be cycling from New Orleans to Minneapolis following the great Mississippi river. Covering just over 1726 miles with stops in Memphis and St. Louis this trip will give me...
by nickpannaman | Jun 8, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
62 miles cycled – 1350 feet climbed. What can I say? Another beautiful sunny, warm day. Our first 40 miles was as flat as a pancake as we crossed the River Po Plain with only the occasional rise as we went up on to a dyke or crossed a river or canal. Today we...
by nickpannaman | Jun 7, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
78 miles cycled – 3100 feet climbed. Today was fabulous. The sky was blue and the view from our hotel room was the perfect start to the day: Aside from the fact that there were a lot of lifts and very few signs we hadn’t noticed much about our hotel until...
by nickpannaman | Jun 6, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
58 miles ridden – 5400 feet climbed. I had forgotten how much noise frogs make when there are a lot of them in a calm, safe pond with lots of insects to eat. They started at dusk and finished at dawn – I just hope all the noise was worth it! Much of today...
