As we wind down the really hard cycling on the home stretch to Barcelona we nevertheless have now to avoid the seriously long tunnels that begin after Ripoll around the town of Vic. This means some long detours along tricky … Read more
A lovely sunny day as we leave Andorra and begin the long slow climb out and over into France via the Col de Puymorens. Yesterday’s rough ride has taken it’s toll on Steve’s tyres a gets a blow out as … Read more
A good night’s sleep was had by all in the hotel and we are fresh for the start of the next challenge and this should be an interesting one…
We are to cross through to Andorra from Spain via the … Read more
After last night’s downpours we wake to dull overcast weather with the clouds down low and we can’t see the mountains all around. The tents are soaking but fortunately it’s not raining as we unpitch. But the tents are wet … Read more
Another beautiful day in Argeles and we’re up with birds to unpitch and get ready for the legendary Col du Tourmalet, one of the famous climbs of the Tour de France. Of course we’ve done it before, 4 years ago, … Read more
It’s gonna be a hot one today with the heat building as we unpitch the tents and set off for the small village of Escot which is the start of the Col de Marie Blanc.
There are some tricky turn … Read more
Overcast but hot this morning as we set off from Cambo-les-Baines to rendezvous at Ainhoa on the Spanish border before we cross into Spain via the Purto de Otxondo a smallish short climb on the way to the Col d’Ipseguy.… Read more
The countdown to this year’s trip has begun!
Ade and I set off in the van on the 1st June to rendezvous with the rest of the lads at Cambo-les-Baines in the far south-west corner of France, near Biarritz and … Read more
I’ve created a mobile phone app based around the card game of Snap and some of the cool pictures from our bike trips.
It’s called Snap Cycle but you won’t find it in the iStore or Google’s App store. Also, … Read more
The Tour de France passed through our own beautiful North Yorkshire and the opportunity to be there was not to be missed for the lads.
They camped out the night before and then headed for Reeth to get a great … Read more
