Lac d'Estaing stroll. Making friends with locals Bit calmer than visit the other week & lake is like a mirror!
Meet up in San Sebastian starts with Sunday lunch at a Basque cideria: help yourself from the barrel! Great food too!
Couple of cheeky cold ones in the local bike shop. Cheers!
Dinner at O Polar, Funchal. More superb meat - this time steak skewers & roast chicken. And dessert of course Nom!
Miradouro da Eira do Serrado. Awesome lookout almost 500m above the valley below. What a spot!
Last Tourmalet of Summer. Booooo! Perfect day for it, and don't worry - autumn riding here is pretty good too!
Trimming tall hedges today. Raining spiders & caterpillars. Imagine doing this in Aus? You'd be straight to A&E!
Obligatory TdF day ride up the Tourmalet. Usual madness & great atmosphere, although it looks oddly quiet here!
Telegraphe & Galibier. Huge snow wall at the summit. Rest much prettier than I imagined. Descent ain't bad either!
For some reason I found this vaguely amusing. Maybe delirious after our hike? Should find something to eat, eh?
Practising pouring Basque cider: small notch in cork makes a stream which aerates the drink. That or it's just fun
Little spin in the Obarenes Mountains. Views over La Rioja before heading into the clouds! Spain in June - brrrrr!
Seems to be a pattern forming: I go riding & someone uses that as an excuse to buy cake. Not that I'm complaining!
When you get home from a 100km ride & are handed this giant pastry before even getting off the bike. Nom!
Many people having same brunch dish in this bar so followed on: ham & cheese tortilla. + croquettes for Pratiwi. Yum!
Another awesome day on the snow. Little overcast to start but super quiet & spectacular views above the clouds later!
Top notch English breakfast (+ croissants of course!) in a wonderful dining room. We really like this place!
Breakfast treats from beach side food cart & warung. Chicken bun & roll then pork satay, soup & sambal. Hit the spot!
End of summer high peaks ride: Cirque de Troumouse, Barrage des Gloriettes & Col de Tentes. Awesome rugged beauty!
Working on shades positioning. How's this? Feeling great, new fastest time climbing Col d'Aspin! #OlderIsStronger?
TdF Tourmalet day. Great atmosphere. No rain but maybe not so later? Loving my #FullyPro sunny placement - LOL!
Alpe d'Huez: super famous cycling climb but village not v.pretty. Luckily return via Villard-Reculas is spectacular!
Huge ride to Arpettaz/Crest Voland/Aravis/Croix Fry. Charcuterie lunch. Beer above Lake Annecy to finish. Magic day!
Tourmalet today. Not quite as impressive as last year, but surprising depth given how pants the ski season has been!
Not saying it was cold this morning, but... nice spin all the same. Great prep for tonne of sports on TV this arvo
After a suuuuuper warm start to winter... the Pyrenees finally got some snow so it's time to hit the slopes!
It's my birthday & I'll, erm, not be eating for days after this feast! +Cake friend dropped off this arvo. Nom!
Today's beaut ride out West. Shame there's hardly any snow to ski on ATM, but can just about cope with this option
Today's mission accomplished! 21C top of the Soulor. On New Year's Eve! Crazy! Awesome end to 2022. HNY everyone!
Today's ride: seemingly endless rolling hills, little villages & a surprisingly busy Tolosa complete with brass band!
Haven't been here since summer hols! Nice little cruise dodging llamas & sheep & enjoying beautiful autumn colours
Today's ride: Unbelievably took top 10 Strava spot up a HC climb! Beautiful day for it too. Smiling all the way!
Grimsel Pass with an Italian champion. Nice! Was gonna do Furka Pass too but torrential rain came & killed that plan!
Short & sometimes steep hike up to the Trift Bridge. So lucky it turned out nice Sure, this is pretty, but wait...
Today's ride: Lakes Orta & Maggiore. Ridiculously beautiful! Many cyclists out & even traffic is well behaved
After a toasty day driving across most of France time to relax: well deserved appero in a shady camp spot. Cheers!
13 days ago was skiing fresh powder here. Now epic snow walls for today's ride! + few zones of, erm, CX training?
Closing day at La Mongie. All morning off piste in the fresh stuff. Just a tiny bit soft in arvo. Epic conditions!
Picked up a hat for shade while working in the garden. Only later did I realise... oh my! What have I become?!
Passing Lac du Gabas out on birthday tonne. Should just make room for all the beer, curry & dessert that's coming!
Walkies! Helping neighbour with his unruly donkeys. Pls excuse my attire: been shovelling gravel & rocks all day!
More beaches & beautiful little villages today. Gotta say am liking the off season here - quiet & perfect weather
Today's ride: From Spanish coast into hills & back, then coastal road dropping down to the occasional beach. Awesome!
Today's ride: popped over into Spain, as you do It's all Basque Country though & such a beautiful region. Love it!
Port de Lers & Col de Port. Former a testy little bugger who's stats don't do it justice. Absolutely beautiful tho.
Today's ride: Just a short one, but found some crazy hairpins above Verdun here in the Ariege. Niiiiice
Beautiful day for big cols but August weekend means lots of tourist traffic up there. 105km in the foothills instead!
Insert obligatory beer... erm... banana shot! Today's perfection at Hautacam & Col du Tramessel. Cheers!?
Smashed my PR up East side of the Tourmalet. Loving 25-30C temps so pretty Aussie still - locals hate this 'heat'!
Ride to Atlantic & back via some, erm, interesting 'roads'! It ain't Sydney But then again - it ain't Sydney