Today was a great day of riding: 2 cols, 55.28 miles and 3,157 feet of climbing. You have a lot of time for thinking on the way up a mountain when you’re going 4 or 5 miles per hour, and so … here are a few of my thoughts … While I’m not quite ready … Continue reading Two Cols, A Case of Napnesia, Soft-Boiled Eggs and A Baguette Sandwich
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The Col des Aravis is open, a whiteout, and a close brush with hypothermia …
OK, here’s today’s ride … “Uh oh, what have I got myself into?” I mumbled to myself halfway up the Col des Aravis. It was chilly and getting colder by the kilometer. It was also quite cloudy. Or maybe it was mist. Or fog. Or some strange combination of the three that made my glasses … Continue reading The Col des Aravis is open, a whiteout, and a close brush with hypothermia …
Back to Annecy and the French Alps
I just booked my October cycling trip: Annecy and the French Alps. For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, first, thanks, I appreciate it. And second, you may remember that I was in Annecy (as well as nearby Cluses) in 2022 and climbed a bunch of cols from these two towns. … Continue reading Back to Annecy and the French Alps
My Burgundy Cycling Adventure is Now Finie
It’s over … 11 rides and 452 miles through Burgundy from Beaune and Tournus. I didn’t know what to expect of Burgundy in terms of cycling. All I knew about this region was wine, wine, wine. Expensive wine. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Everything here revolves around the production of wine. What I didn’t know was … Continue reading My Burgundy Cycling Adventure is Now Finie
A Ridge Too Far … And Then One More
I learned something very important about myself on yesterday ride (63.86 miles and 2,849 feet of climbing): Age and injuries have finally caught up to me … and I have limits. Damn … I don’t like this whole limits thing one bit. But it’s true. Yesterday’s ride was my 7th consecutive day of riding, the … Continue reading A Ridge Too Far … And Then One More
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