Stories from days in the Saddle
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 6 – 12 September 2025 – Sabaudia to Baia Domizia.
57.5 miles ridden - 443m climbed - temperature 28C. After leaving last night’s very nice hotel our first few miles were along relatively quiet roads before we joined the much busier SS7 main route. The road surface was ok and the drivers generally respectful but the...
Day 5 – 11 September 2025. Lido Di Ostia to Sabaudia.
59.4 miles ridden. 223m climbed. Temperature 30C. Today was a fabulous day. The sun shone brightly all day as we rode almost all the way along the coast with the glistening Mediterranean Sea to our right. There were a few interesting loops inland which were generally...
Day 4 – 10 September 2025 – Tarquinia to Lido Di Ostia
0 miles ridden - 0m climbed Last nights weather forecast and the severe weather warning across the media generated much discussion yesterday evening. Not to put too fine a point on it the summary read: ‘Strong to severe thunderstorms may occur. Damaging winds,...