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18140.5
635.5
5617
Rest day in Briançon: errands, bike shop, bedding in new brake pads
We decided to stay 2 nights in Briançon and have a rest day....
July 2, 2018
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74310.5
2404.4
21119
Day 4: Col d'Agnel (2744m), Col d'Izoard (2360m)
Today we crossed back into France after 3 nights in Italy. Our...
July 1, 2018
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54399.2
2208.1
17733
Day 3: Colle di Sampeyre (2284m)
Day 3 was always going to be the "stress test" of our tour planning...
June 30, 2018
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101644
2912.7
26137
Day 2: Colle Fauniera (2480m) followed by a long diversion
After breakfast at the hotel, we nipped round the corner to the...
June 30, 2018
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121606
3852.7
27887
Day 1: Col de la Lombarde: from sea level to 2350m
The story begins the day before, when John and I flew separately to...
June 28, 2018
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154190
3786.5
34845
Getting into Austria the hard way
If you look at a map of the Swiss/Austrian border, you'll notice that...
June 24, 2018
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86448.7
3013.4
24519
How a failed brake led to an unplanned ride up the Stelvio Pass
Photo above: looking from the Stelvio Pass towards the Umbrail.
The...
June 17, 2018
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61322.8
1769.5
18996
Val Viola roughstuff crossing - with a puncture and only one working brake
The moment I saw "Val Viola" on the map, I knew I had to go there!...
June 16, 2018
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58614
2634.6
18391
Passing the Triple Test
I was keen to repeat one of last year's best rides using my new...
June 13, 2018
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96977.8
2832
22970
Breaking my Jinx on the Flüela Pass
I first cycled over the Flüela Pass, which links Davos with the...
June 7, 2018
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168217
3641
32948
Cloud on the Klausen Pass, sunshine on the Sihl
I've been impatient to get started with alpine pass cycling for the...
June 4, 2018
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169282
2338.5
27374
Konstanz or bust! My first 100-mile ride for several decades
This ride came about because a family member asked me to bicycle-...
June 3, 2018