It’s over, my 16th French bike adventure is complete (and the hiking/touring portion of the trip with Susan has begun). Before I sum up my new cycling adventure and all the great riding, I’ll explain the “itching” headline. We (Justin and I) initially thought the growing and painful infestation on my upper right and then … Continue reading I’m Itching for this Cycling Trip to End
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Invasion of the Bedbugs (Maybe) and the Col de Vence
I’m writing this in the dining room of our hotel, while the owner … is preparing to bug bomb our room and readying a new room (or maybe rooms) for us. Bug bombing? We may have a bedbug infestation on our hands (and my legs). I have angry red welts all over my inner thighs … Continue reading Invasion of the Bedbugs (Maybe) and the Col de Vence
Even Tour de France Riders Get A Day Off
Can you ever cycle too much and too hard? I never thought so, but now it seems the answer is a definitive yes. Even Justin is feeling the effects of our previous four days and 18,227 feet of climbing from our base in Sospel. “I’m falling asleep,” he said earlier this afternoon. Seconds later we … Continue reading Even Tour de France Riders Get A Day Off
Shut Up Legs and Neck … And Keep Climbing the Cols
We’re back in Nice after four days, rides and nights in Sospel: 141.74 miles and 18,227 feet of climbing (3.45 miles). I asked Justin to sum up our four rides and he said: “If I had to pick one word – uphill. If I had to pick a second word – downhill. It’s all up … Continue reading Shut Up Legs and Neck … And Keep Climbing the Cols
2X the Turini (with the Col de Braus)
“Look up there, that’s where we’re going,” Justin said, pointing to what looked like a road that was way, way up the cliff immediately in front of us. “No way, that’s like straight up, there’s no way we can get up to that road,” I said. “That can’t be our road.” I was wrong. And … Continue reading 2X the Turini (with the Col de Braus)
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