3rd October 2023 Les Vans to Malaucene Wow , what a long hot day that was ! 81 Miles which began from our very quirky hotel in a converted 19th Century Convent and compared to some of our accommodation the room felt like it was much the same as when the Nuns left ! Great […]

2nd October 2023 Mende to Les Vans Today was being touted , not quite accurately as a “rest day” but if you equate rest as being easier than what you’ve been doing then yes it was indeed a rest day. In beautiful weather once again too although it was a chilly 10 degrees when we

1st October 2023 St Flour To Mende It feels like we’ve been cycling uphill for days now I’m almost getting altitude sickness !! The day started as it did yesterday with an early longish climb but several of us found this one really hard, I don’t know how I didn’t get off the bike as

30th September 2023 Le Mont Dore to St Flour – WE ARE HALFWAY THERE ! What a brilliant day it turned out to be in spite of the negative thoughts I had in the first few miles. We set off from our overnight stop and immediately started a 4 and a half mile climb, not

29th September 2023 Aubusson to Le Mont Dore More of the same today in terms of elevation and constant up hill but thankfully it was 61 miles – they have us again with the crazy psychology, 61 miles constantly uphill and yet I’m being convinced it was an easy day ! Here is the elevation

28th September 2023 Argenton-Sur-Creuse To Aubusson The tiredness on these multi day events is real, make no mistake. Even 8 hours sleep doesn’t feel enough when the alarm wakes you at 6.30am. This morning my first thoughts at that point were how crazy a thought it would be going on a 75 mile mostly uphill

27th September Richelieu to Argenton-Sur-Cruese Well, what a long day that was and I’ve really got to get out of my head. I always thought this would be a big physical challenge and trained up to cope with that until it went belly up in the summer, but it’s turning out to be a mental

26th September 2023 Arville to Richelieu I’ll get 2 things out of the way first.. John and Olivia’s bikes arrived at 9pm last night !!! Finally they had their own gear, and, well, we didn’t see those bikes much after that , those American friends can fly !! Second, I think I won dickhead of

25th September 2023 Chateaubourg to Arville It was a much more enjoyable day for most of us, primarily because that damn wind disappeared so just moving in a straight line at any speed at all was easier. For me this meant that I felt I’d had enough with 10 miles left instead of 20 –

24th Sept 2023 St Malo to Chateaubourg After yesterday’s very sunny and very calm weather we assembled by the Beach for a team photo, with a strong wind blowing but at this stage before any pedalling, spirits were high. The tale of the day for me personally is one of frustration. I don’t intend to