Rated Passes

Pyrenees June 2007: Plymouth to Bewdley

  Day 10: Tue 3rd July 2007   Ride: Plymouth to Bewdley – 201 miles   The overnight crossing was pleasant, we’d had a great meal, a few bottles of good wine between us, and a decent nights sleep. All that was left was a short 200 mile dash up the motorway. The ride [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Esterencuby to Santander

  Day 9: Mon 2nd July 2007   Ride: Esterencuby to Santander – 248 miles   Today was our final day in the Pyrenees and saw us heading to Santander. Nobody wanted to stay in the hotel for a minute longer than was necessary and Pete and Gaz left a good time before anyone [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: St. Lary to Esterencuby

  Day 8: Sun 1st July 2007   Ride: St. Lary to Esterencuby – 215 miles   Before we left St. Lary this morning Madame presented us with two apple pies for the onward journey. Also Chris B, who dropped his bike on loose gravel yesterday, had a broken bracket that held the rear [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Andorra

  Day 7: Sat 30th June 2007   Ride: Andorra – 248 miles   Today the plan was to ride a 250 mile loop that would take us out from St. Lary, into and through Andorra – entering on the French side and leaving on the Spanish side – and back again. Unfortunately Pete [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Urdos to St. Lary

  Day 6: Fri 29th June 2007   Ride: Urdos to St. Lary – 255 miles   This morning we rode north from Urdos up the N134 to Escot, and then east over the Col de Marie Blanque on the D924 to Bielle. The N134 is an excellent road but the pass over the [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Sorede to Urdos & Santander to Urdos

  Day 5: Thur 28th June 2007   Ride: Sorede to Urdos – 314 miles   Pete, Kyle and Cat had about a 5 hour ride in front of them and they were going to take the most direct route from Sorede to Urdos. This meant that most of the day would be spent [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Collioure & Bewdley to Plymouth

  Day 4: Wed 27th June 2007   Ride: Collioure – Day off   Today was Cat’s 40th birthday and Pete, Kyle and Cat had planned to take the day off and spend it by the seaside. Aside from a short 14 mile round trip to the supermarket so Pete could pick up some [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Millau to Sorede

  Day 3: Tue 26th June 2007   Ride: Millau to Sorede – 233 miles   Considering the nearly 700 miles that they covered yesterday Pete, Kyle and Cat felt suprisingly good this morning. After a lie in and a late breakfast, what was left of the morning was spent stretching their legs wandering [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Caen to Millau

  Day 2: Mon 25th June 2007   Ride: Caen to Millau – 678 miles   At 6.00am this morning soft music was piped through to the cabin and Pete, Kyle and Cat were gently woken from their slumber. The tune was called “It Can’t Be That Time Already”, and for those that had [...]

Pyrenees June 2007: Bewdley to Portsmouth

  Day 4: Wed 27th June 2007   Ride: Collioure – Day off   Today was Cat’s 40th birthday and Pete, Kyle and Cat had planned to take the day off and spend it by the seaside. Aside from a short 14 mile round trip to the supermarket so Pete could pick up some [...]