All posts by Dave Brown

A good day today as I was able to follow the lads for most of the route until they got to Kielder Forest. More on that later…

Our first port of call was Hethergill, a tiny village North of Carlisle. … Read more

An early start this morning saw everyone arrive at Acklam Rugby Club at 6.00am to load up over 30 bikes. It was a tight fit but we managed it and then had a good journey across to Whitehaven in improving … Read more

This year are teaming up with friends from Acklam Rugby Club, cycling their own version of the Coast to Coast.

On Thursday 19th July we meet up with a few friends from the Big Smoke at Whitehaven where we’ll cycle … Read more

Compilation Video of Jura Alps 2012

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The ‘Jura Alps 2012 ebook’ is now available

It is essentially all the blog posts put in chronological order.

Each section begins with the Blog post for that days ride followed by a route map of the route taken and … Read more

Our last day in the French Alps and Coxy promises it’s just an easy jog over the Col d’Izoard and down into the valleys. We should know better by now…

First up, the start of the Col is too far … Read more

This is the big one, to tackle the Col du Galibier from the steepest but shortest route and then power down the 18km decent into Valloire before heading up to the top of the Col Du Telegraph.

It’s quite a … Read more

Today we were due to tackle the Col du Galibier but we woke to torrential rain and low clouds blotting out all the surrounding mountains. It looks grim and we decide to tackle the big one tomorrow.

But being The … Read more

It was supposed to be a rest day today but some of the lads wanted to go up to the Balcony which is a spectacular pass off the Alpe D’Huez.

The aim is to climb up via a different route … Read more

It’s a free day for the lads today. Some are going out on a short climb while others are just chilling around the camp site. They don’t need me so it’s time for a spot of fishing.

There are some … Read more