Tag: climb
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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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Cirque de Gavarnie pt2
The last 10km were a real mental battle. I found morale followed how much food I’d eaten in the last 5 minutes. So after pondering giving up with 8km to go I stuffed my face with gummy bears and got going. The heat was oppressive; blue sky and little shade. It was in the 30s,…
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Cirque de Gavarnie
A long old climb! I recognised a hotel from where I’d stayed last year and also realised I’d had a lovely ride down the gorge I rode up this morning. The climb is 40k or so. I’ve done 30 with the hard bit left. I thought it would take me 3h to climb, but I’m…
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Lagos de Covadonga
Whata great day. Some little beautiful climbs, then a long main road (they have great hard shoulders for bikes) then the climb. I was discombobulated by two people who told me the climb was barriered for the peak season. I thought “that can’t mean bikes” and I was right. Only buses and minivans were allowed…
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Angliru!!
Another one ticked off the bucket list 🤩 I thought the Galibier valley was special but this was next level. The climb was pretty straight forward until the famous bit which was too much for me. Maybe if I’d done it without having ridden for 5 days previous, I could have done it, but I…