Wednesday 21 November 2012
Hitting some great hills above Cannes in sunshine & relaxing in the hotel garden. Hard to believe it's almost winter!
Monday 19 November 2012
Love my @cervelo RS dearly, but maybe time to trade it in for something with more... um... bedrooms? #FairExchange 
Monday 19 November 2012
Killing time while car is serviced in Nice: cycle to Monte Carlo & back... via some nice hills with nice views 
Saturday 17 November 2012
Post-ride today. I guess you'd have to be a @simongerrans or @Orica_GreenEDGE fan to get this! 
Saturday 17 November 2012
Today's ride: tootle the Sanremo bike path with Pratiwi. Then smash fest to Poggio. Then... well - when in Italy 
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Views from today's ride in the hills above Genoa. Very pleasant... if you can put up with getting in & out of city!
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Best climb ever today: 205m vertical in 560m distance. Over 36% average! Or... bad GPS data. Which do you think?
Sunday 21 October 2012
Today's ride to Passo della Consuma & Vallombrosa. Stunning autumn colours descending through forest near the latter.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Today's ride: more cycling past olive groves in the Tuscan hills. These are near Doccia, NE of Florence. Very nice
Tuesday 16 October 2012
After 2 weeks of playing in these hills above Florence, happened to stop at road works when the sun was out. Nice
Friday 5 October 2012
New cassette, rings, chain, cables, brake pads & bar tape. Feels & looks great! And do you like the work stand?
Thursday 4 October 2012
Chain stretch? What chain stretch?! A PC-1091R with 5310km on goes in the bin (with the rings & cluster). Ouch! 
Tuesday 18 September 2012
This morning's ride was round a misty Lake Como. Menaggio to Bellagio. Shots on the ferry back home. Nice way to end.
Friday 14 September 2012
Already at 1586m altitude but there's 36 hairpins left to do. Or you've done 72 if coming back down like I was!
Friday 14 September 2012
Few of the 36 official hairpins coming from Bormio. There are more below but they must have got bored with numbering!
Friday 14 September 2012
The Umbrail Pass. Well, it would be rude not to visit the Swiss border & another pass as was only a 200m detour!
Friday 14 September 2012
Am glad it snowed last couple of days, because we were here 3 days ago & this place doesn't look good in the nude!
Friday 14 September 2012
Second (just) highest paved pass in the Alps! See the name under all those stickers? View down the other side is OK!
Friday 14 September 2012
Ever used a snow drift as a bike rack? Finally got some blue skies but can assure you this ride was rather chilly!
Tuesday 11 September 2012
OMG... just been handed this map! But only booked 4 nights here... & storms are forecast Hoping for some luck!
Sunday 9 September 2012
Offenpass & Fluelapass. Love it but can't stay in Switzerland too long: so expensive! Lucky the memories are free!
Thursday 6 September 2012
Another ride into Lindau today, this time with Pratiwi. Very nice cycling through the orchards and vineyards.
Sunday 2 September 2012
Might have done a bit of pavé while sightseeing in Lindau this morning. Nice view from nearby Eichenberg too
Thursday 23 August 2012
After some very active days this morning's ride to Grosse Scheidegg was a struggle. Lucky there were views to enjoy!
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Just got back from cycling round Lake Brienz. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!
Friday 17 August 2012
From today's ride: End of the road above Verbier. Or rather where it becomes gravel a short way below Croix de Coeur.
Sunday 12 August 2012
This morning's ride: random route from where we are staying in the Alps. Nothing famous but so beautiful. Love it!
Friday 10 August 2012
Cloudy ride today on the Grossglockner. 7° at the top where I arrived in short jersey sweating like a pig. Nice!
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Cycle loop by Hallstätter See. Dubious Austrian bike paths more like train station, elevated walkway or firetrail!
Sunday 5 August 2012
Today's ride over to Austria & back. Definition of 'bike path' bit fuzzy here so some cyclocross action in there
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Dutch priorities on the roads... correct! Sad not to have time for a spin here, but it is flat & was chilly!
Sunday 29 July 2012
Pffft... they said it would be crowded & cold. Doesn't seem that bad at all! Now, riders should be through any...
Sunday 29 July 2012
What a green and pleasant place this is in summer. One can only imagine the horrors it sees come each spring!
Friday 27 July 2012
Sights from the bike ride today. Pretty cool. Can tell I've been in Paris eating cake the week so far though!
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Views from today's double assault on Col de la Madeleine. Only one small patch of rain which was welcome to cool off!
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Beautiful ride up Col d'Aubisque this morning. Shame I then got rather lost! Oh well - once in 4 months isn't bad
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Views from this morning: Col de Spandelles, Col du Soulor, Col d'Aubisque. Road between the last couple is amazing!
Saturday 16 June 2012
Tourmalet & Luz Ardiden from today's ride. Disclaimer: some from earlier in the week but looked the same today
Saturday 9 June 2012
Laying in the back of the van after 92km/2770m epic over 4 giant climbs through the most beautiful scenery. Best European ride yet!
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Views from this morning's ride to Hautacam & Col du Tramassel. Loving the Pyrenees
Sunday 27 May 2012
Some views from our first ride in the Pyrenean foothills this morning. Beautiful day, great roads, amazing sights
Saturday 26 May 2012
Routes cycled around Faucon. Ventoux is the grey-ish blob top/centre. Look at all those juicy cols & valleys too!
Friday 25 May 2012
Last Faucon ride done (sob!). Bike wash done. Time to hang on the drying tree before being packed for the trip ahead.
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Earlier today: View passing Montbrun-les-Bains & later water stop. The sun is shining again after few days of rain
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Views from this morning's jolly (but rather cold and windy would you believe?!) ride over a few cols.
Friday 11 May 2012
A glorious day here to head back up Mt Ventoux. Could actually see something other than cloud at the top!
Wednesday 9 May 2012
Had an easy ride with the ladies today. Here's Pratiwi and Vicki and the view from just below Col de Propiac
Monday 7 May 2012
Part of this morning's ride passed from Suzette to Malaucène. Great views on this stretch & a great ride of course
Thursday 3 May 2012
What a beautiful ride this morning with Pratiwi. Stopped for many pictures and a slice (or 2) of cake in Brantes
Tuesday 1 May 2012
As it was covered in cloud, only shots from top of Mt Ventoux are pretty poor Nice views half way down though
