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Plateau de Beille
I went up a little if the climb. Then a little more. Then “Oh well, I’ve started so I’ll finish”. It wasn’t hot, which makes such a difference. I’m also fitter and imagine a little lighter so got up a little better than when I started this adventure a little over two weeks ago. An…
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To Climb or Not to Climb
Thunder, lightning and heavy rain overnight but only spotting this morning. The head unit says it was 43km uphill but it’s a bit mad really, because I’m typing this half way down the long descent half way through that climb! It was mostly flat then a steady rise on a newly dip and chip section…
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Foix pt2
After an excellent lunch of a warm aubergine and carrot salad type thing I cycled up to the castle. Not much of a bike-infront-of-thing opportunity because the approach to the castle from the ticket office was vertiginous. It was blistering by now and I cycled through the very pretty town towards the hotel. I made…
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Castro de Viladonga
This was occupied in the 2nd to 5th centuries. A beautiful spot but quite hot! I got in very polite trouble with a truncheon equipped security guard for standing on the wall (I’d checked and it had very modern mortar). There was a nice little museum too. Posted from Spain:
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What I learned
The whole point of this trip was to ask a few questions of myself and my kit. Am I able to ride all day with a loaded bike and manage 200km? Yes. And I average about 20 kph moving with minimal effort (and an eye on the whole day, and the next day) and 16…