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Today’s ride started with about a 25 mile climb up to the top of the Galibier.  Spectacular scenery greeted us on the ride up.  After a similar length downhill we ended up in a valley that took us between all the … Continue reading →

What was planned was our most epic ride but this changed drastically because of the weather.  Even a shorter route to the top of the climb to Sestriere, Italy needed a bailout.  With the weather on top of the mountains … Continue reading →

On Sunday, August 15th we left Gap under cloudy skies for a 70 mile ride to Briancon.  The route gave us the most spectacular scenery we’ve seen so far.  To make things interesting we first ran into a large Ironman triathlon in … Continue reading →

Starting in Carpentras, gave us a real understanding of the tougness of the Mont Ventoux. From this direction it’s 25 miles uphill, the first 10 gradual and after that it’s relentless. All said and done, by the top we had … Continue reading →

Some went for a bike ride and others went to the market in town