Monday 27 November 2023
Top notch English breakfast (+ croissants of course!) in a wonderful dining room. We really like this place!
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Breakfast treats from beach side food cart & warung. Chicken bun & roll then pork satay, soup & sambal. Hit the spot!
Saturday 16 September 2023
End of summer high peaks ride: Cirque de Troumouse, Barrage des Gloriettes & Col de Tentes. Awesome rugged beauty!
Friday 28 July 2023
Working on shades positioning. How's this? Feeling great, new fastest time climbing Col d'Aspin! #OlderIsStronger? 
Thursday 6 July 2023
TdF Tourmalet day. Great atmosphere. No rain but maybe not so later? 
Loving my #FullyPro sunny placement - LOL!
Monday 26 June 2023
Alpe d'Huez: super famous cycling climb but village not v.pretty. Luckily return via Villard-Reculas is spectacular!
Saturday 24 June 2023
Huge ride to Arpettaz/Crest Voland/Aravis/Croix Fry. Charcuterie lunch. Beer above Lake Annecy to finish. Magic day!
Monday 17 April 2023
Tourmalet today. Not quite as impressive as last year, but surprising depth given how pants the ski season has been!
Saturday 25 February 2023
Not saying it was cold this morning, but... nice spin all the same. Great prep for tonne of sports on TV this arvo
Wednesday 25 January 2023
After a suuuuuper warm start to winter... the Pyrenees finally got some snow so it's time to hit the slopes!
Sunday 15 January 2023
It's my birthday & I'll, erm, not be eating for days after this feast! +Cake friend dropped off this arvo. Nom! 
Friday 6 January 2023
Today's beaut ride out West. Shame there's hardly any snow to ski on ATM, but can just about cope with this option
Saturday 31 December 2022
Today's mission accomplished! 21C top of the Soulor. On New Year's Eve! Crazy! Awesome end to 2022. HNY everyone! 
Saturday 22 October 2022
Today's ride: seemingly endless rolling hills, little villages & a surprisingly busy Tolosa complete with brass band!
Sunday 9 October 2022
Haven't been here since summer hols! Nice little cruise dodging llamas & sheep & enjoying beautiful autumn colours
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!
Thursday 30 June 2022
Grimsel Pass with an Italian champion. Nice! Was gonna do Furka Pass too but torrential rain came & killed that plan!
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Short & sometimes steep hike up to the Trift Bridge. So lucky it turned out nice Sure, this is pretty, but wait...
Saturday 25 June 2022
Today's ride: Lakes Orta & Maggiore. Ridiculously beautiful! Many cyclists out & even traffic is well behaved
Sunday 19 June 2022
After a toasty day driving across most of France time to relax: well deserved appero in a shady camp spot. Cheers!
Saturday 16 April 2022
13 days ago was skiing fresh powder here. Now epic snow walls for today's ride! + few zones of, erm, CX training?
Sunday 3 April 2022
Closing day at La Mongie. All morning off piste in the fresh stuff. Just a tiny bit soft in arvo. Epic conditions!
Saturday 26 March 2022
Picked up a hat for shade while working in the garden. Only later did I realise... oh my! What have I become?! 
Saturday 15 January 2022
Passing Lac du Gabas out on birthday tonne. Should just make room for all the beer, curry & dessert that's coming!
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Walkies! Helping neighbour with his unruly donkeys. Pls excuse my attire: been shovelling gravel & rocks all day!
Monday 18 October 2021
More beaches & beautiful little villages today. Gotta say am liking the off season here - quiet & perfect weather
Sunday 17 October 2021
Today's ride: From Spanish coast into hills & back, then coastal road dropping down to the occasional beach. Awesome!
Thursday 30 September 2021
Today's ride: popped over into Spain, as you do It's all Basque Country though & such a beautiful region. Love it!
Saturday 4 September 2021
Port de Lers & Col de Port. Former a testy little bugger who's stats don't do it justice. Absolutely beautiful tho.
Friday 3 September 2021
Today's ride: Just a short one, but found some crazy hairpins above Verdun here in the Ariege. Niiiiice
Saturday 14 August 2021
Beautiful day for big cols but August weekend means lots of tourist traffic up there. 105km in the foothills instead!
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Insert obligatory beer... erm... banana shot! Today's perfection at Hautacam & Col du Tramessel. Cheers!?
Thursday 29 July 2021
Smashed my PR up East side of the Tourmalet. Loving 25-30C temps so pretty Aussie still - locals hate this 'heat'!
Thursday 22 July 2021
Ride to Atlantic & back via some, erm, interesting 'roads'! It ain't Sydney But then again - it ain't Sydney
Monday 19 July 2021
Today's ride: Basque Epic from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Brutal gradients. Beautiful scenery. To Spanish border & back.
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
Saturday 8 May 2021
Riding past snowdrifts in full summer kit: what a day! Personal best time for Tourmalet West too #FasterWithAge
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Mates teasing me about lack of MTB action, so here you go: Bike. Dirt. Mountains! Just another day in paradise
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!
Thursday 7 January 2021
Today's ride: found a deer trapped by wire fence so helped it escape & run off hopefully unscathed. PS: was nippy!
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Today's ride: Cols Ichere & Lie. No big climbs as taking it easy. Not that several km of almost 10% is *that* easy
Saturday 12 September 2020
Today's ride: just a little local spin in the foothills. What a day for it though!
Tuesday 7 July 2020
On today's ride: little bridge crossing the River Ousse. Still so many little gems like this to discover near home
Monday 29 June 2020
Today's ride: Back on cliffs above Saint-Cirq-Lapopie because... why not? Few drops of rain a welcome refreshment!
Monday 1 June 2020
Beaut Baronnies ride this morning. Road in the background is typical of the area: nothing straight & nothing flat!
Friday 29 May 2020
Beautiful day up top Felt knackered when leaving home but much better after this. Wish it was always the way!
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Glorious day to ride the Col d'Aspin. Not much traffic but loads of riders out... and cattle... Moo! :)
Saturday 4 April 2020
Guess there are worse places to be forced to ride a trainer Easy spin in the sunshine, perfect conditions
Sunday 15 March 2020
Our w/e trip to Lisbon cancelled for obvs reasons However, there are worse places to be stuck #SelfIsolation
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!
