One day, three mountains: Bonjour France!
After our epic 11 hour cycle into Pamplona, we decided to stay for a well-deserved rest day. We spent most of our day off going from bar to bar at […]
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Pamplona, the impenetrable (goblin) city
What a day this was: mechanical failure, getting lost A LOT, 40 degree heat and our longest ever day of cycling. It’s a long one but I’ll explain… On Sunday […]
Motorways, budgies and tapas in Logrono
After the battle of wine in Haro, we decided to spend the afternoon cycling to our next destination, Logrono, 28 miles away. It was a fairly easy and uneventful ride, […]
Batalla del vino (Battle of wine 2013) – Haro Wine Festival
As you may have gathered by now, we started our journey in Spain to coincide with the Batalla del Vino, a festival held each year in the wine producing region […]
Hello Haro!
After two days of cycling up mountains, we woke up a little achy, a little sunburnt and just a little bit chaffed. With only a tiny and very sweaty banana […]
2 days, 2 mountains
After 2 nights in a very rainy Santander we thought it best to crack on with some cycling. Our inital plans were to cycle from Santander to our first proper […]
The Rain in Spain
Before we left England, we tried not to speculate too much about what our holiday would look like, but if I’d let myself imagine our arrival in Santander, it definitely […]
Day one, Halifax to Portsmouth
It was 5:45 this morning when our alarm clock beeped to tell us to wake up. It was pointless though as we were already up and awake, and had been […]
200? Scott YZ – Full spec list and pictures
Here is my 200-something Scott YZ CycleTramps Touring edition! Spec list Frame: 200? Scott YZ (Aluminium) Forks: 2004 Specialized P1 rigid forks Wheels: Onza half-fat rims with Shimano Deore Tyres: Schwalbe Marathon plus Tubes: Airwave […]
‘Wanderlust porn’ review #3 – Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie
This is without a doubt the best cycle-related travel book I’ve read so far! The author, Andrew Sykes, isn’t a professional cyclist, he is a seemingly laid-back high school French […]
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