We are cycling from east coast to west coast in 6 days. In total we will be covering 805km, with 17200 metres of climb.Taking in lots of Cols made famous by the Tour de France, and a few lesser known roads and cols.
I am certainly excited to return to the Pyrenees, having ridden there in 2005 and for the 2008 Etape Du Tour and Karen is really looking forward to it having never ridden in the Pyrenees before.
Our training has gone well, we think, but its hard to prepare for 6 full days without a rest day, unlike the Tour De France riders who usually only do 3 days of Mountain stages before a break. I will gloss over the fact they are racing for 3 weeks!
The forecast is good and very warm for the first few days, and we expect to be challenged and have to battle through feeling rough at some stage. Personally i am looking forward to tackling the Tourmalet again to see if third time lucky i can feel satisfied having conquered its slopes. But also visiting the lesser known Cols and there's a few testing ascents that Pyractif have found for our delight.
If you want to find out how we get on check back here from Sunday 22nd onwards to read about our trials and tribulations (Web access permitting).
We are going with the company Pyractif - http://www.pyractif.com/
Hi Chris
ReplyDeleteBeen trying to track down emails for people from the trip as I have a stack of photos you might want. Finally found you via facebook (but I dont have an account) so trying here instead.
If you'd like me to send you some photos of you are Karen in France, send me an email at: dnatimelord at gmail.com
cheers
Jeremy