“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity”
John Muir
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Pain and Fromage Podcast Live from Nice
We’ve made it to Nice, so please join us in this special episode where we look back at the highlights of our journey. Laurent Fignon said ‘Paris-Nice without Col d’Eze is not Paris-Nice’ and with this in mind we took on the iconic climb yesterday. The riding finally over, we take time out in the…
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Paris-Nice Day Ten: Alpes-Maritimes and into Nice
Today’s ride: 103km, 1436m elevation Total to date: 1209km, 14111m elevation This morning we woke to another morning of glorious sunshine, and the contrasting sadness that comes with the final day of tour. I did everything ‘for the last time’; waking up to birdsong, emergency waddle to the toilets for a morning wee, packing up,…
Paris-Nice Day Nine: Col de la Cayolle
Today’s ride: 103km, 1427m elevation Total to date: 1106km, 12675m elevation The church in Jausiers had one of those bells that rings every half an hour from 6am, making it an effective snooze button. As is normal in such situations, I left it one snooze too many and woke up late. The early morning swifts…
Paris-Nice Day Eight: Col d’Izoard and Col de Vars
Today’s ride: 93km, 2493m elevation Total so far: 1003km, 11248m elevation Rest day in Briançon was magnificent. I got the broken spokes fixed on the bike by the friendly team at Giant, we had a good breakfast and explored the old city, serviced the bikes, and finished the day with big lumps of steak at…