by Russ Loucks | Mar 23, 2017 | France 2005
When I last left everyone (in September 2002), I had just finished a two week tour of southeastern and south central France with four good friends. Remember the Tour de Alpin story? Well, as we lay relaxing by by the pool of our hotel in Nice, we just had to start...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 23, 2017 | France 2005
The logistics of this trip are like the others we’ve done — we all gather from our respective corners of the globe, gather everything we need for a 10 day bike trip, do the ride (in style, of course), and then return home dreaming of the next trip. Dave...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 23, 2017 | France 2005
Finally! The first day of riding. But first, we needed to drive 340 km from Toulouse to Hendaye. We wake up to find the bikes still on top of the van. I also had to install the chain, but that took all of 10 minutes. Dave, Robin, and Terry drive to airport to register...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 23, 2017 | France 2005
On the route for day 2 was one major climb in the morning but all down hill in the afternoon. As what turned out to be a precursor for the most of the trip, we woke up to overcast sky and cool temps. Here’s the group preparing for the day. Terry sags in the morning....
by Russ Loucks | Mar 23, 2017 | France 2005
It rained a good portion of the night and it continued to rain as we packed up and left in the morning. As we rolled out, the inn-keepers were moving the tables from the center of the atrium and moving the plants in — to water them….. Apparently the French...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 23, 2017 | France 2005
We woke up to clear skies but some fog on the mountaintops. This is one of the few days it wasn’t raining and cool as we started out. And this would be a good omen as we ascended the highest peak in the trip on this day — Col du Tourmalet at 2115m. We...
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