Paris to Istanbul (Cycling) Tour 2015

During the day as I'm riding along - on the less strenuous sections where the mind has the luxury to wander - I think of the more noteworthy observations and occasionally something potentially witty/clever/insightful. However by the time I get around to making some notes at the end of the day's riding - after the … Continue reading Freiburg-Donaueschingen-Sigmaringen-Ulm (Days Eight to Twelve)

The second block of riding consisted of four days which can be summarised as (so far) - in order of occurrence: the Longest Day (147km); the Hottest Day (38C); the Most Continuous - more or less - Climbing Day (15km to 1139 metres), Hungriest and Best Downhill Run Day (17km); and lastly the Easiest but … Continue reading Troyes-Montigny le Roi-Pombieres Les Bains-Munster-Freiburg (Days Four to Seven)

After the normal activities of humans when they arise for the day, we had a short briefing outside of the hotel at just after 7:30am. Then the group rolled out on a nice slow introduction to the actual riding with the first couple of hours being a slow controlled (i.e. in convoy) crawl through the … Continue reading Easing Into It – Paris to Chenoise to Troyes (Days One,Two, Three)

Tomorrow (Sunday 12 July) is the start of the ride (otherwise known as "Deployment" Day). So today we had our briefing and met as a group for the first time: you can see the list of participants and staff here. Going back a few days: After the departure of Mary-Lynn (Monday) my days filled with … Continue reading Wrapping Up in Paris

In the spirit of begin as you intend to carry on this blog is already late (in some expectant readers eyes). After 36 hours (door to door) travel from Canberra, I arrived in Paris (via Melbourne-Dubai-London) Saturday evening at the centrally located Citations Saint-Germain des Pres arranged by good friend, experienced Parisian visitor and mine host for … Continue reading A Sunday/Monday Meander in Paris (D day minus 6-7)