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 – 15 September 2025 – Pompeii to Megazzeno
Sep 15, 2025
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 steep...
Day 8 – 14 September 2025 – Rest day in Pompeii.
Sep 14, 2025
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...
Day 7 – 13 September 2025. Baia Domizia to Pompeii.
Sep 13, 2025
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 immediately my...



