
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 14 – 22 June – Castellane to Nice
Jun 22, 2018
58 miles ridden - 2700 feet climbed - temperature 30C The last day of a tour is the best day and the worst day rolled into one. Bodies hurt, minds are numb but the joy of the great outdoors and a camaraderie set aside from normal life and based on a single common...
Day 13 – 21 June – Moustier-Ste-Marie to Castellane
Jun 21, 2018
50 miles ridden - 4570 feet climbed - temperature 32C. Looking back on today it's difficult to decide what was the biggest challenge - 23 miles of climbing up, over, across and out of Gorges du Verdon or coping with Asterix Fawlty, our miserable host at La Bonnie...
Day 12 – 20 June – Sault to Moustier-Ste-Marie
Jun 20, 2018
71 miles ridden - 4600 feet climbed- temperature 32C We woke up to a beautiful day. The sky was clear, the air warm and sweet. At breakfast we were all moving slowly, getting in and out of chairs gingerly, and it was quieter than usual. Mont Ventoux had taken its...