James & Kate Jul 17, 2019 Nice-ly done 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, c...
James & Kate Jul 15, 2019 Onwards, upwards and oh so nearly there Our penultimate day today, and an epic one. The ride was mostly along the incredibly striking Gorge Du Verdon. Gorges, as you might have ...
James & Kate Jul 14, 2019 We are not alone Just yesterday, we were reflecting how incredible it was that during about 30 days of cycling, almost every hour of it (bar a handful) ha...
James & Kate Jul 13, 2019 Pedalling past the purples of Provence 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...
James & Kate Jul 12, 2019 Top of the world Sooooo today we climbed Mont Ventoux, referred to as “the toughest climb of the Tour de France”. Impressive huh? Well here’s three truths...
James & Kate Jul 11, 2019 On the up We said a final goodbye to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, weaving our way out of this worldly wine-making haven towards Gorges de la Nesque, descri...
James & Kate Jul 9, 2019 No pain, no gain 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 o...
James & Kate Jul 8, 2019 A day of revelations 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 ‘so...
James & Kate Jul 7, 2019 Joy Riding 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, w...
James & Kate Jul 6, 2019 Beasts of burden More medieval folklore today, as we cycled round the land of the Beast of Gévaudan. But unlike yesterday’s tale, this one apparently defi...