Why exercise?

He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything

Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age

Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in

Why cycle?

‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle

‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein

‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)

‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer

‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman

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Day 11 – Mont Ventoux

Day 11 – Mont Ventoux

Here are few more pictures: I did a 'Froome' and ran up: This is not quite as it appears. As Sue and Julie approached we were concerned they would stop by the vans and not continue for another 100m to the official finish line so I ran back down to yell at them to...

Day 11 – 19 June – Vaison La Romaine to Sault

Day 11 – 19 June – Vaison La Romaine to Sault

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 Ventoux, one of...

Day 10 – 18 June – Vallon Pont D’Arc to Vaison-la-Romaine

Day 10 – 18 June – Vallon Pont D’Arc to Vaison-la-Romaine

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 - about 1000 feet...