When I read the message to Amanda, I think we both knew that cycling in France was something that had to be done. We’ve both become interested in Le Tour de France, and I was itching to ride some singletrack in the Alps. I had even considered racing in the “Mountain of Hell Bike Race” in Les 2 Alpes, which starts at the top of the mountain on a glacier, and ends 30km away in a field.
Then of course there were our friends we met through warmshowers.org, Emmanuel & Nawal, who stayed with us in Vancouver before setting out across Canada. Some emails were exchanged with them, and a route fleshed out. Hopefully we will get to ride bikes with them for a few days!
Our plan has slowly morphed into a cross-continent ride (North/South) from Amsterdam to Barcelona. While we may not end up cycling all of it, we hope to cycle most of it, creating new memories and meeting new people along the way!
Sunday July 17, 2011 Amanda writes: Today we took a rest day in Dijon courtesy of our friends Emmanuel and Newel. Last night we arrived at about 7:30. Emmanuel was concerned that we were so late and came out looking for us on his motorcycle….
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Saturday July 16, 2011Bouronne-les-Bains to Dijon103 km6:26 time in the saddle Amanda writes: Big headwind on this day. The value of drafting was terrific for me, but not for Andrew. I tried to lead and let Andrew draft but the head wind was too strong…
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Friday July 15, 2011Nancy – Bourbonne-les-Bains117.3 km6:32 in the saddle Amanda writes: While the distance and time may sound like a lot it really was very nice. Beautiful countryside and rolling hills. Nothing too strenuous with the exception of a very steep hill close to…
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July 13, 2011Antwerp, Belgium – Diegem, Belgium (Brussels)100.1 km5:50 in the saddle Amanda writes: Woke up dry and slept very well. Andrew had a coffee at dinner last night and stayed up very late reading so I let him sleep while I packed up. I’m…
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Thursday July 14, 2011Brussels, Belgium – Nancy, FranceSix and a half hour train rideThree countries visited today (Belgium, Luxembourg, France)7.2 km cycling distance44:27 in the saddle Amanda writes: We left the hotel in Diegem armed with clean and dry gear. We rode to the train…
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