At last some sunshine and warmth! The day started bright and cool and gradually became bright and warm. From the campsite the route was convoluted to say the least. At one point I cycled a full kilometre down the canal only to reach a bridge and cycle back on the opposite side! Necessary, but it … Continue reading La Velodyssee- Day 6

The morning started with the church bells at 7.00 am! The campsite was approximately 600 meters from the church...an oversight on my part! Easy like Sunday Morning! Regardless I bravely slept on for another 90 minutes before I ventured to the exterior of the tent. The weather was cool but not cold, damp but not … Continue reading La Velodyssee – Day 5

Today was the morning when Nicola had to go back home. She was driving from campsite to campsite and meeting me for lunch for the first 3 days riding...aswell as cooking the dinner and breakfast! So it’s a solo run from here! Medieval Josselin Day 4 started cold, windy but bright, and fortunately the wind … Continue reading La Velodyssee- Day 4

Today was largely about water, the rain and the canal. The route followed the ‘Canal Brest a Nantes’ which, not surprisingly, runs between the port towns of Brest and Nantes. The canal was completed in 1836 and is 385 kilometres in length. It is still open and the section I followed today looks mostly navigable … Continue reading La Velodyssee – Day 2

I take it all back...it was epic. I knew day 1 would be fairly tough as I was coming from sea level but with a heavily packed bike even the slightest incline was a push. Ready in Roscoff The start from Roscoff was mostly on tarmac lanes but there was almost no traffic so it … Continue reading La Velodyssee Day 1

After a busy week I finally managed to fully pack my bike and take it for the final test ride before the start of La Velodyssee on Wednesday April 24th. Visit from the KOM thief... My friend Neil and his family were visiting us in France for an Easter break. Now Neil is a GB … Continue reading Busy Week…

But not quite yet! Just a test run with my (almost) fully loaded bike. Experienced tourers will have spotted that the rear panniers are positioned too far forward, so this test ride lasted precisely 2km before they needed re-positioning! "Cyclists see considerably more of this beautiful world than any other class of citizens. A good … Continue reading The Journey Begins…soon!