Day 5: Fri 18th June 2010 Ride: Col du Grand St. Bernard – 123 miles After a long day spent riding down to Chamonix it was agreed that we wouldn’t be going very far the next day but around late morning we got kitted up and decided in principle that we . . . → Read More: Chamonix June 2010: Col du Grand St. Bernard
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The B500 is a very famous biking road and today we were all going to ride it … setting off through Baden Baden we picked up the B500 until we reached a point where the signs offered a choice of routes to Freudenstadt – the B462 or the B500 also known as the Schwarzwald Hochstrasse, which translates to … . . . → Read More: Chamonix June 2010: Adenau to Chamonix via B500 On these so called “Touristfahren” days the circuit is open to anyone who pays the toll – and we mean anyone. Unless their bike or car or van is obviously not roadworthy anyone who pays the toll is allowed on. You could have Sabine Schmitz driving the ‘Ring taxi – a BMW M5 – or the biggest idiot on the planet driving a beaten up old van. All this means you have to … . . . → Read More: Chamonix June 2010: Around Nurburg and The ‘Ring Day 2: Tue 15th June 2010 Ride: Bewdley to Adenau – 531 miles At last 15 June dawned and it was time to start the BBOT 2010 Tour. Technically it had already started as Pete and Bob had left the previous evening to get to Calais that night. They didn’t fancy . . . → Read More: Chamonix June 2010: Bewdley to Adenau & Calais to Adenau Day 1: Mon 14th June 2010 Ride: Bewdley to Calais – 220 miles Waiting for the train … and on the train . . . → Read More: Chamonix June 2010: Bewdley to Calais Day 12: Wed 17th June 2009 Ride: Livigno to Brescia (Montechiari) – 157 miles Most of the group woke up nursing at least some semblance of a hangover. Phil certainly had a bad one and Kyle’s must have been monumental. Nonetheless everyone was ready by 8.00am and Pete, Gaz, Bob, . . . → Read More: Dolomites June 2009: Livigno to Brescia (Montechiari) After the previous day’s rest for Gaz, Pete, Taj and Bob we agreed on a group ride out to knock off the last of the top 10 highest passes in Europe – the Gavia, and then ride round over the Mortirolo, Bernina, Julier and Albula passes the back to Livigno. Mark decided to take a break as he’d been on the road for at least 8 to 10 hours every day for the last 10 days. We had the usual false start … . . . → Read More: Dolomites June 2009: Gavia, Mortirolo, Bernina, Julier & Albula Day 10: Mon 15th June 2009 Ride: Stelvio, Umbrail, Ofen & Bernina – 153 miles Last night the Stelvio had been discussed extensively and it went without saying that Kyle, Phil and Mark would ride it today. Yesterday Bobby, Pete, Cat, Taj and Gaz had ridden it going up the northern . . . → Read More: Dolomites June 2009: Stelvio, Umbrail, Ofen & Bernina & Ofen, Umbrail & Stelvio Day 9: Sun 14th June 2009 Ride: Arabba to Livigno via Timmels Joch – 204 miles For our transit day from Arabba across to Livigno we once again split into two groups. Not so much food and non-food groups, but rather those who wanted to hit some high passes en route . . . → Read More: Dolomites June 2009: Arabba to Livigno via Timmels Joch & via Stelvio Day 8: Sat 13th June 2009 Ride: Sella Massif – 34 miles Before we booked our motorcycle trip to Italy we spent a lot of time online scrolling through dozens of websites doing research. We wanted to find somewhere to stay in the Dolomites – a base for 3-4 nights – . . . → Read More: Dolomites June 2009: Sella Massif |
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