This is a typical view of the ground as we grind out a climb. Road-kill not only breaks up the monotony but also provides valuable protein to a hungry cyclist. This duck went well with a tin of sweetcorn.
Standard dinner. Here we'd just done our longest day, the 125km one, and I was tucking in nicely to some corned beef and a local beverage.
Here is Duncan showing the quality of food we enjoy. This was supposed to be tuna, but it had a thick layer of scum on the top which affected the flavour slightly.
Here we are at Hoegaarden outside what we thought was the brewery. Actually it was a fancy hotel and the brewery was closed further down the road. We got bored after an hour and cycled another 75km.
The sun was bright and I am squinting. That meal is a huge steak from a French kebab van. Cost €5.80 and was thick as a Yellow Pages. They love cyclists (or maybe just lycra) in France and we think we got a good deal!
This climb was massive. Went on into the distance and, although you can't tell from the photo, it was quite steep. Serious energy drain whipping up that one! Around the bend, there was an identical view and another moral-sapping climb. This time with snow. That day we climbed 1474m.
This is a typical view of the ground as we grind out a climb. Road-kill not only breaks up the monotony but also provides valuable protein to a hungry cyclist. This duck went well with a tin of sweetcorn.
Standard dinner. Here we'd just done our longest day, the 125km one, and I was tucking in nicely to some corned beef and a local beverage.
Here is Duncan showing the quality of food we enjoy. This was supposed to be tuna, but it had a thick layer of scum on the top which affected the flavour slightly.
Here we are at Hoegaarden outside what we thought was the brewery. Actually it was a fancy hotel and the brewery was closed further down the road. We got bored after an hour and cycled another 75km.
The sun was bright and I am squinting. That meal is a huge steak from a French kebab van. Cost €5.80 and was thick as a Yellow Pages. They love cyclists (or maybe just lycra) in France and we think we got a good deal!
This climb was massive. Went on into the distance and, although you can't tell from the photo, it was quite steep. Serious energy drain whipping up that one! Around the bend, there was an identical view and another moral-sapping climb. This time with snow. That day we climbed 1474m.
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