We made it to Nice! Just over four weeks ago, we set off from St-Malo in northwest France. Since then, we have cycled over 1,000 miles,...

Our penultimate day today, and an epic one. The ride was mostly along the incredibly striking Gorge Du Verdon. Gorges, as you might have...

Just yesterday, we were reflecting how incredible it was that during about 30 days of cycling, almost every hour of it (bar a handful)...

Lavender is said to be the spirit of Provence, and often referred to as ‘the French Scent’. Well it certainly seemed just that today. The...

Sooooo today we climbed Mont Ventoux, referred to as “the toughest climb of the Tour de France”. Impressive huh? Well here’s three truths...

We said a final goodbye to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, weaving our way out of this worldly wine-making haven towards Gorges de la Nesque,...

Turns out they have a point when they say nothing ventured nothing gained, whether you know what you’re venturing into or not. Our exit...

Today was described as ‘a defining day’, as we truly enter the south of France: the first bombshell. Call me crazy, but I always took...

You could almost split today’s ride exactly down the middle. Like the intrepid ten thousand men belonging to the Grand Old Duke of York,...

More medieval folklore today, as we cycled round the land of the Beast of Gévaudan. But unlike yesterday’s tale, this one apparently...

Meticulously restored medieval villages are scattered throughout France. Old streets with cobbled lanes, charming courtyards and...

Pun alert: this headline, and a “lot” of this post, are about the Lot river. It started the day as our target, ended it as our friendly...

We reluctantly left the beautiful Plus Beaux Village of Monpazier with the aim of rejoining the route where we diverted from it last...

French vignerons (winemakers) have a concept of ‘terroir’. It has no exact translation but it is the unspecified alchemy between soil,...

Hello again! After a brief sojourn of four days to attend a friend’s wedding in Italy (it was amazing, thanks for asking), we are back in...

Yesterday marked the exact halfway point on our official route from St-Malo to Nice, which feels like an opportune time for a break....

A silent anticipation nestled within as we set off this morning. Firstly, because the day before was hilly enough, and today’s was going...

Woke up this morning with a slight twinge of trepidation. Today we were taking on our longest cycle ever: 68 miles with about 900m of...

Have to admit, when we decided upon this trip we had visions of 3-4hrs leisurely cycling a day, then spending all afternoon mooching...

Hats off to the French. Their drivers have a respect for cyclists that I’ve yet to see paralleled, even giving an encouraging toot and...

They say life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. Well, they’re wrong. We encountered...

Interesting day today as we almost saw more monuments than people. We left the mad house at Fontevraud along one heck of a straight road....

Big day today, as we reached our first vineyards of the trip. Looking forward to having them within view for the next 1,000km or so and...

Early start today for a longer day in the saddle. After a slight let down at the local boulangerie, we set off from picture-postcard...

Today was off to a wobbly start (Pun Winner 2019. To everyone else, thanks for entering.) Trusting that yesterday’s temporary spoke fix...

Plucking up the courage to leave our bikes locked on the street for an hour (with ALL our worldly possessions on them), we took an early...

And so it begins. We’ve boarded HMS Brittany Ferries, headed across the channel and into St-Malo. From here we’ll start our very own...