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 9 – 17 June – Mende to Vallon Pont D’Arc

Day 9 – 17 June – Mende to Vallon Pont D’Arc

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 exit from Mende itself...

Day 8 – 16 June – St Flour to Mende

Day 8 – 16 June – St Flour to Mende

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 and bit down and...

Day 7 – 15 June – Le Mont Dore to St Flour

Day 7 – 15 June – Le Mont Dore to St Flour

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 2cm from the...