Category: LEFROG26
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LEFROG Day 18 – Castellane to Nice
Very hard to take in that this was to be the final day of our tour! The morning started cool and within half a mile, and the porridge barely landed in the stomach, when we commenced our main long climb of the day, around 9km! “Just keep spinning, just keep spinning”, it seemed to go…
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LEFROG Day 17 – Riez to Castelane
Today was one of the hardest rides on the tour! With a total elevation of 1,677m over a distance of 96.35km, we had to dig deep to complete all the climbs! As we set off, we bumped into our accommodation host, Sabrina. She was really friendly and asked where we were heading. When we said…
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LEFROG Day 16 – Sault to Riez
We set of from Sault in the cool morning air, straight into a long climb, but thankfully not too steep. Claire and Sally had rode up Mont Ventoux the day before so their legs were tired! We took our first rest stop in a shaded area and said goodbye to Ventoux! We enjoyed riding through…
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LEFROG Day 15 – Rest Day and Mont Ventoux
Today was a rest day for some of us, but two of our group, Claire and Sally, went the extra mile and rode up Mont Ventoux. They set off early and got slightly lost putting in even more more miles! They did valiantly and we are so proud of their epic achievement. The rest of…
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LEFROG Day 14 – Chateau-Neuf-du-Pape to Saute
Our accommodation had been extremely pleasant and restful. It seemed a shame that we couldn’t stay to appreciate it for longer. The house was in the centre of the town and in very narrow streets, so we had to park a little way a way in a car park. I offered to push Soo’s bike…
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LEFROG Day 13 – Vallons Pont d’Arc to Chateauneuf-du-Pape
We set off through the gorge with rock walls towering to our side, then almost immediately, and far too soon after breakfast, we began to climb. For 5km we rose up until eventually we found ourselves atop the ridge and looking down on the river below. The scenery was even more spectacular than the previous…
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LEFROG Day 12 – Villefort to Vallons Pont d’Arc
… So to continue from last night’s saga with the washing machine, the guys managed to un-jam it and we were able to rescue our clothes, thankfully! After hanging out the clothes to dry overnight, we retired to bed, only to be awoken by a loud bang. We wondered if it was from another apartment,…
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LEFROG Day 11 – Mende to Villefort
If yesterday’s ride was a psychological and physical battle against gravity, today’s ride from Mende to Villefort was the ultimate reward—a breathtaking, sun-kissed 31.3-kilometer journey cruising across a spectacular 1,124-meter-high plateau in perfect weather. What a difference a day makes! We rolled out of Mende with heavy legs from yesterday’s effort, but today was to…
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LEFROG Day 10 – Entraygues-sur-Truyere to Mende
We set out early from our lovely rest day accommodation and rolled down the hill to join our route continuing along the banks of the Lot river. We came to some traffic lights and were instructed to ride on the wrong side of the road. We were dismayed when suddenly traffic began approaching us on…
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LEFROG Rest Day at Entraygues-sur-Truyere
After 9 days of riding, we are now over halfway in our journey from St Malo to Nice. If you are wondering why we have nicknamed this trip “LEFROG”, it’s a play on words following our LEJOG (Land’s End to John O’Groats) ride in 2024. We have been blessed with wonderful accommodation in an idyllic…
