Oooh, sparkling water. Oooh, skies of blue. Oooh, send me a postcard. It’s been a quiet few months since I last blogged. Nowt much has happened really, apart from moving house, believing at one point that the Eagle had been the victim of a pub shooting and then seeing my old English Lit teacher…
So, it’s been a bit wet lately (well a while back actually). We were planning a quick trip to France in February, but ended up putting it back out of fear or ending up like a latter day Noah, albeit one on a cross channel ferry. Talking of Noah, I can’t wait to hear all…
It’s 2014. The autumn has been and gone in and we are now into the heart of a (to date) wet and windy winter. The back end of the year was taken up with finally finishing my OU Psychology degree, getting back to training and continuing in our attempts to sell the house. The last…
Saturday: Prades to Cerbere (98km with 620m ascent) We wake up to bright morning sunshine and the prospect of a mere 60 miles easy riding. Everyone is in good spirits, knowing that barring an unexpected mishap, today is the day when they will finish the Raid Pyrenees. Over breakfast a couple of the guys from…
Friday : Massat to Prades (145km with 3400m ascent) Amazingly we’re on our last full day of pedalling. It’s another adult portion though, as we’re heading over another 2000 metre pass in the Col de Pailheres. Before this though there is the little matter of getting some of our kit dry so we won’t be…
Thursday : Aste to Massat (170km with 3110m ascent) 7am and we’re up and about again. I thought I’d be knackered today, but I’m feeling surprisingly sprightly. A bit of bike maintenance is required though, as at some point my saddle has slipped and the nose is now pointing up to the sky. Not pleasant and…
Tuesday : Hendaye to Lurbe St Christau (160km with 2200m of ascent). The first day of pedalling. We roll out of the hotel car park through the town of Hendaye towards the beach. We’re actually going in the wrong direction, but the tradition is to dip your feet in the Atlantic ocean before the start of…
Paul and the Eagle have recently completed the Raid Pyrenean, a timed bicycle challenge over a route that traverses the length of the Pyrenees between Hendaye on the Atlantic coast and Cerbère on the Mediterranean. Around 300 people complete this “randonnée” each year, between 1 June and 30 September, either entering the event as an individual, or by joining an organised event…
Sunday 2nd June was the date of my first foray into Olympic distance triathlon with the Deva Tri taking place in Chester. For those unfamiliar with the event, the swim consists of 1500 metres up and down the river Dee, followed by a 40 kilometre (25 miles) flat bike loop across into Wales and back and…
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