Tuesday 28 May 2024

Today's ride: beautiful Basque loop. Plenty of little villages, lush forests & of course not a flat road in sight!

Saturday 22 October 2022

Today's ride: seemingly endless rolling hills, little villages & a surprisingly busy Tolosa complete with brass band!

Tuesday 18 October 2022

Today's ride: Coastal warm up before some brutal inland gradients. Full summer kit. Amazing mid-October conditions!

Monday 17 October 2022

Crossing the little col of Alto de Mandubia on our way to the Basque coast. Big change from the scenery early today!

Thursday 22 September 2022

Too much fun rolling round countryside like this to stop for pics, but got to last descent of day & thought I should!

Wednesday 21 September 2022

Midday stroll up a random hill. What a view! I can see the pub, erm, auberge from here too! Next stop lunch then! smile

Tuesday 20 September 2022

Today's ride: Unbelievably took top 10 Strava spot up a HC climb! Beautiful day for it too. Smiling all the way! smile

Friday 1 October 2021

Very pretty Basque village of Ainhoa, super close to Fr/Es border. I cycled here earlier & returned for closer look.

Thursday 30 September 2021

Today's ride: popped over into Spain, as you do wink It's all Basque Country though & such a beautiful region. Love it!

Wednesday 21 July 2021

I rode here the day before & so beautiful drove Pratiwi up to see. Roads above the clouds always feel very special smile

Tuesday 20 July 2021

Today's ride: little recovery spin in more rolling terrain... with 20% pinches thrown in because... Basque region! wink

Monday 19 July 2021

Today's ride: Basque Epic from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Brutal gradients. Beautiful scenery. To Spanish border & back.

Wednesday 4 September 2019

Today's ride: followed a chunk of La Vuelta course. Mostly closed & empty roads in stunning countryside. Awesome! smile

Thursday 15 October 2015

Beautiful rolling hills inland from San Sebastian. Aside from the main road to get here wonderful riding smile