Camping du Lac Kir
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Been a bit of a day. I've still not caught up to my ittinerary, but considering the additional problems I've had I don't think my self to be doing badly.
I'm Currently in Dijon (Camping du Lac Kir,Baca selengkapnya
Been a bit of a day. I've still not caught up to my ittinerary, but considering the additional problems I've had I don't think my self to be doing badly.
I'm Currently in Dijon (Camping du Lac Kir,Baca selengkapnya
Right, things aren't going too well. Monday it seems is an extension of Sunday in France, for bike shops especially. The practical upshot of which is that all of the bike shops are shut; and believeBaca selengkapnya
I was delayed even further than expected in Dijon. I got a new wheel, and had to sort of fit it, then walk back to the camp site for my tool kit because the bike shop guy was "too busy". The costBaca selengkapnya
My ride today began on the Canal from Dijon to its meeting with the river Saône at Saint-Jean-de-Losne. It was a gorgeous town, so I decided I had to stop for a drink in a river-front bar.
After my stop in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, I passed through St Aubin and made a mostly southerly, gently climbing leg for about 50Km to Lons-le-Saunier. Here I hit my first major climbs as I headed intoBaca selengkapnya
I'm now 90Km from Geneva, up in a nice alpine environment... I was thinking of pushing on for another 10Km or so, but I found a beautiful small town by a lake (Clairvaux-les-Lacs). Since it had anBaca selengkapnya
Col de la Savine is a high mountain pass some 990 meters in altitute - my first marked col. The decent was epic, passing along a roadway built into the mountainside and supported by stone arches.
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Les Rousses, was the first point where I met this year’s Tour de France route. It was all decked out read; a huge bicycle topiary greets travellers as they enter the villiage. The race will passBaca selengkapnya
My second col of the day was about 1,323 meters altitude. As I began the descent on the far side, Col de la Faucille gave me my first glimpse of the taller alps. Until I noticed their spiky shapes, IBaca selengkapnya
The border is a the bottom of my second massive descent of the day. Just beyond the customs post the road passes beneath the runway of Genva's airport, where I was due to meet Chris later thatBaca selengkapnya