The day after L’Angliru we climbed the road to the lakes of Covadonga. I was more keen than ever to climb steep roads. I was hoping, Lago the Covadonga would be as steep as L’Angliru. The pain was forgotten. The … Continue reading
It was one of our last cycling highlights on our 2012 Europe Tour of Highlights. We were on the home stretch, bee-lining the over 2600km back towards my hometown of Senftenberg near Dresden, after our mechanical delay in Porto, Portugal. … Continue reading
Never before had I seen a climb like this one. After what Martin had told us, I was curious about the climb to Senhora da Graça. And when I, with the rare fortune of good, fast, free wifi, checked out … Continue reading
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Should I first tell you about our amazing rides in the Serra da Lousã, or about the Aldeias do Xisto? Language barrier aside, I had heard about Schist villages many years ago, probably in school. But it took me a … Continue reading
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In Portugal our focus was not on cycling. We anticipated beach, food and Fado – a holiday at the end of our travels. Any cycling was considered a bonus. The great fatigue at the end of a long season, and … Continue reading
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I hadn’t heard of La Covatilla prior to coming to Spain despite this climb featuring in the 2011 Vuelta a España. Bejar and the Sierra de Bejar is only a short drive from Avíla and Piedrahíta, where we had ridden … Continue reading
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This amazing journey, on which AMR and I had been for seven months, has finally come to an end! Like all good things must! Some, or most of you, will already know that we are back in Brisbane and it’s good … Continue reading
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What happened to a cyclist who thinks 10% gradient is ‘comfortably flat’? a) She’s gone stark raven mad. b) She’s been cycling in Spain. c) All of the above. If this climb had just been the Puerto de Navacerrada in … Continue reading
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… from St Feliu de Guixols to Tossa de Mar and back. First there were beautiful fast descends, and sea views to the left! At the half way point there was some surprise sightseeing in Tossa’s medieval old town because … Continue reading
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We crossed the border into Spain from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. We landed on a different planet. The French Pyrenees had been lovely with lush green fields and forests, villages with vegetable gardens, corn fields and vineyards, the air always fresh, even on … Continue reading
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All Sweat and Lycra
～マウンテンバイク初心者女子のチャリ日記～ Play hard, Ride tough, Eat a LOT then you got nothing to worry about!
A chronicle of my cycling adventures in different countries around the world
Women in Extreme Sports
A chronicle of my cycling adventures in different countries around the world
Rides in heels, speeds down hills, splashes in puddles and stays out well past dark.
A man searches for meaning...between leg shavings
Ideas and curiosities of life in Chamonix, Dorset and other places
by Simon Crisp
Bicycle Travels 