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Lao Tzu

Beaune to Barcelona by bike

Since I was enjoying the recumbent so much I decided that cycling to Spain would be a good idea. I didn't have time to cycle all the way from England and so started at Beaune, just south of Dijon, in France. For two reasons: It was just over 1000km so I could do it in two weeks, and European Bike Express could take me and the bike there.

Date of event: 7/5/2009

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This was part of the decoration in my bedroom, a bizarre combination of the virgin mary with a clown mirror above. The mouse rollover shows a bit of my bedroom and if you click you'll see the wall opposite me at the breakfast table.

 

Looking out of my bedroom window I could see the hills I was going to cycle over tomorrow.

It was good having an earlier stop. It gave me a chance for a nice lunch in Renaison (kids just getting their bac results), and my first encounter with soft cheese and honey.

 

Stats: 48km in 4hrs, average 11.5km/hr, max 60km/hr

 

8.00, I'd been cycling for about an hour and had been going up for most of that time, it was hillier than anything so far. It wasn't too bad but there were times when I was having to stop, only for a few minutes, but to let the leg muscles stop burning.

This photo was at one such stop, the burning legs perhaps accounts for the camera shake? Though I doubt it ;-)

 

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Mayoufiere
This was part of the decoration in my bedroom, a bizarre combination of the virgin mary with a clown mirror above. The mouse rollover shows a bit of my bedroom and if you click you'll see the wall opposite me at the breakfast table.
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Mayoufiere

Tomorrow's hills
Looking out of my bedroom window I could see the hills I was going to cycle over tomorrow.<p>It was good having an earlier stop. It gave me a chance for a nice lunch in Renaison (kids just getting their bac results), and my first encounter with soft cheese and honey.
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Tomorrow's hills

Day 4: Renaison to Noiretable
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Day 4: Renaison to Noiretable

Hills
8.00, I'd been cycling for about an hour and had been going up for most of that time, it was hillier than anything so far. It wasn't too bad but there were times when I was having to stop, only for a few minutes, but to let the leg muscles stop burning.<p>This photo was at one such stop, the burning legs perhaps accounts for the camera shake? Though I doubt it ;-)
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Hills