Day 17: Mon 27th July Beautiful scenes alone the Le canal d’Ille-et-Rance A beautiful day cycling alongside the River Rance and its canal. Here are a few photo. When you’re cycling on the side of the canal, you’re cycling on what’s called the Chemin de Halage, and this is where the horses would have […]
Day 15: Sat 25th July Great ride and ran of charge for my electric bike as I arrive at my destination! Phew! 104 km (65 miles) and 883 m (2,900 ft) of ascent Finally, I’m feeling better, and I leave Nantes on Saturday morning. I’ve already got directions from the tourist office to guide me […]
Day 13/14: Thurs 23rd & Fri 24th July Further bicycle problems & I am still not well, Ugh! Today, Thursday the 23rd, I’m still not feeling well, and I have an electrical problem with my bicycle. The nearest specialist for this type of bike is miles away, so I’d have to take the train north […]
Day 10: Monday 20th July Marathon bike Ride Raising money for medical aid for Ukrainian families PLEASE DONATE CLICK HERE to see my diary for the last 9 day from Bilbao in Spain to Rochefort in France – over 400 miles and nearly 20,000 ft of ascent THE JOURNEY TODAY: 81 km and 709 m of […]
Day 5: Wednesday 15th of July. 81 km and 745 m of Ascent. Phew! and it was 30 C in the shade! My route takes me from Ciboure to the inland village of Soustons via the ever popular Biarritz. Ciboure is an old village next to Jean de Luz, which looks beautiful in the sunshine. […]
900 mile cycle ride raising money for Ukraine! Two guys from Sussex are undertaking a new cycling challenge! On 20th May we begin our attempt to attempt to cycle over 900 miles from the South of France to Dieppe and then back to Lewes via the ferry. We are: Jonathan Gilburt (aged 63) from Newhaven […]
Please help raise £2000 to provide cancer treatment for 14-year-old Andrii from Ukraine’s frontline battle zone. Please donate £5 or 10 or whatever you can afford Click HERE to donate Andrii was born in a small village in northern Ukraine. In 2022, along with the Russian invasion came the devastating diagnosis: ‘embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma’, a rare […]
