Sunday 17 December 2023
Today's ride: Col d'Aspin in the snow, under blue skies. Beautiful conditions!
Friday 28 July 2023
Working on shades positioning. How's this? Feeling great, new fastest time climbing Col d'Aspin! #OlderIsStronger? 
Saturday 26 June 2021
Sublime Col d'Aspin today: PR the climb, home in time for stage 1 of le Tour, beer & delicious lunch. Life is good 
Thursday 25 March 2021
Today's ride: Above the clouds in glorious sunshine. Col d'Aspin. Sublime.
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Well slap my thigh! Col d'Aspin... on Feb 16... in shorts! Set a PR too so double awesome! Happy days! 
Sunday 30 August 2020
Look who finally joined me up the Aspin, yay! Crazy weather for end of August but only slightly damp so no probs
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Glorious day to ride the Col d'Aspin. Not much traffic but loads of riders out... and cattle... Moo! :)
Sunday 2 February 2020
Today's ride: Hourquette d'Ancizan & Col d'Aspin. In the middle of winter. In shorts (you can't see) Ridiculous!
Saturday 14 September 2019
When visitors ask to ride Hourquette/Aspin. Erm, OK, if we must! Clouds & rainbows but didn't get wet - perfect!
Sunday 7 July 2019
What a day to see cols with our visitor! Below/in/above clouds. Many cyclists. Cattle & horses. Sunshine happiness
Thursday 27 June 2019
Middle of a heatwave? Time to head for the hills! Col d'Aspin was wonderfully refreshing. Moooooo!
Thursday 30 May 2019
Typical day at the Aspin? Kindof Beautiful roll with les Roses des Pyrenees. Bien joue tout le monde!
Saturday 10 June 2017
Bit of a traffic jam in Sainte-Marie de Campan this morning! Mooo! More of the same up the Aspin. Glorious day!
Monday 15 May 2017
Col d'Aspin descent to Payolle. Sometimes just have to stop & enjoy... as not enough time for that on the climb?
Monday 15 May 2017
Col d'Aspin... Moooooooo!
Thursday 4 May 2017
Might look a bit cloudy, but beautiful up the Aspin today Game of 'Dodge the Cows' necessary on descent too
Friday 10 March 2017
Spectacular winter's day (yes - still winter!) on the Aspin. First ride in shorts for ages & it's up here! Toasty!
Friday 30 December 2016
Does winter riding get any better than this? Unbelievable day playing on the Col d'Aspin!
Saturday 17 December 2016
More autumn views... Col d'Aspin of course! Tourist friends mean we have to go sightseeing. Tough day for it!
Saturday 24 September 2016
Another glorious day up the Col d'Aspin. Say no more!
Tuesday 30 August 2016
While it might be a little cloudy down the valley, another glorious day up the Col d'Aspin. Simply love it up here!
Wednesday 3 August 2016
Today's ride: local loop then up the Col d'Aspin. Because, why not? Mooooooo!
Tuesday 26 July 2016
Today's ride: Cloudy spin up the valley, but as usual, view from the Col d'Aspin fails to disappoint!
Friday 8 July 2016
I often do quite well on the daily leaderboard. 8th up the Aspin today. Somehow I can't see this lasting though!
Friday 8 July 2016
6s off a PR on the Aspin today. Think I could have taken those seconds with a sprint if it wasn't so busy up here!
Monday 4 July 2016
Bit of a traffic jam out riding today. Well, traffic of the bovine kind Glorious day up the Hourquette & Aspin!
Thursday 23 June 2016
Spectacular day in the Pyrenees. Col d'Aspin, Arreau, Hourquette d'Ancizan, Sarrat de Gaye. Lazy 2000m of climbing
Friday 20 May 2016
Things to do this arvo, so little spin up the Aspin & to Lac de Payolle was all there was time for today. Oh well!
Sunday 8 May 2016
Big week of riding ends with loop to next valley & home over this little climb. Stayed dry despite the clouds. Phew!
Saturday 3 October 2015
View down to Arreau as we drive the Col d'Aspin. The clouds rolled over as we climbed so was a bit nippy up the top!
