Day 1. Oostende - Cassel 80 km
It was supposed to be 65 Km but I ended up doing 80.
I've learn a few things on that ride:
Whatever direction you go, the wind is always in front of you.
If you cross the border several times you might be making rounds.
Beware of the tractors.
However the ride was nice between Nieupoort and Veurne along the canal. Then smal roads with no traffic until Wormhout. For Wormhout to Cassel I took the main road, 10 k nothing special.
Cassel is a nice village in the 'Mons des Flandres' 157 meters. Had a relaxing evening with Irene who decided to join me. We stayed in a gîte 'Au vert vallon', very nice rooms, nice people.
Tomorrow, I will be camping in Fruges, on the map 44 km easy ride I guess.
Ps: for a few who had concerns, no it doesn't hurt... Yet
The bike rest café near Veurne
The border 3 km from Honschotte
Day 2. Cassel - Fruges 70 km
The panorama around Cassel my first paved road going up. As I said in a previous post Cassel is worth a visit. Cycling around is quite pleasant, on my way to St Omer I took the secondary roads, and went through Renescure, the train station was bombed so often that they built a shelter for the train manager. This little beton thing on the right, I am not sure I can fit inside.
Saint Omer is a modern city with an old town but a didn't find it very nice. i talked to a number of British cyclists doing London to Paris for charity, wounded of war, they cycled 170 km a day but they had a car, following them and they stayed in nice hôtels.
Fron St Omer to Fruges was tough, the rain hit me from 1 to 4, I was soaked, truck driver had no compassion at all and in general French drivers are not bike aware.
Thumbs up for Dutch and German cars so far.
I arrived in Fruges extremely tired and needed to cool down, I thought I was sick, I started shivering after my hot shower, I decided to walk around the town for an hour to cool down.
I stayed at a camp site called Le Paradis were the owners of the mobile homes tried to recreate their little Paradise with numerous garden Dwarfs, plastic geese with ties and a few plastic dogs, a bit spooky I have to admit, the camping was almost empty and I kept thinking of a mix of the movies Deliverance and the Bates Motel. however the manager who lives on site is very nice and he even locked the bike for the night in the shower, nice gesture. I paid 7 euros 50 and 3 euros for the hot showers, good value.
However Fruges is not the best village around, I found Hesdin on my way to Abbeville more interesting.
Nice cyclig day and no trucks, unlike yesterday. I started at 8:30 went to the market in Fruges, bought some peaches and headed to Hesdin, I was in Artois not in Flanders anymore (actually St Omer was my last Flamish city... And by the way can someone tell me since when and why is Antwerp considering itself a Flamish city ? ), I just realised that while noticing a nice historical site after Fruges worth the detour because I heard about it so many times in history books, movies and Plays.
Yes the battlefield of Agincourt (Azincourt) where Thomas Personne (my family name) drew his arrows on the French troups, I will tell you more about my family genealogy one day.
It happened here I am standing on the side of England. The French were on the other side stuck in the mud.
The Sun of Satan is a cycle tour around the battle field.
After Azincourt I cycled towards Hesdin uphill and Uphill again untill the way down to Hesdin, nice little city were I met 4 fellow cyclists from the Midlands with whom I chatted for a while then I started going uphill again and again. I have learn one thing, if you do 50 km/h downhill for 5 mn, don't smile too much because you might end up doing 5 km/hour for the next 20 mn and it hurts.
I have been directed here by Marion at the tourism office of Abbeville. Extremely nice and professionnal, what a service, she speaks english pretty well (well I heard her helping other tourists) The tourism office of Abbeville has Free Wifi as well. One day I will come back and cycle in The Baie de Somme, it seems like a nice place.
Just 60 km, what a relief, I needed to relax before the rain to come tomorrow. I took my time in the morning and left at 9:30, I had to wait for my clothes to dry, while waiting a French couple offered me coffee in their small camping car. Very nice of them, I can't wait to purchase a California van now (yes Irene I have changed my mind again).
After 4 days it is time to talk about my physical condition, excellent, it doesn't even hurt (lol !). Of course the knees are a bit tight, my bottom is a bit touchy and my legs are stiff in the morning, but I feel good, I only have a small issue with my upper back below my neck but I will survive.
it was hard to find the right diet when I started, now I have a routine, light breakfast at 8 am with coffee milk and fruits then around 11 I eat more, a sandwich or 2 (this morning I had a spring roll, a nem, cheese and fruit) then in the evening I am light again, small portion of pasta (200g) or soup with bread or like tonight a small cheese with cereal bread, one third of what I am use to eat in the evening plus a fruit.
Today I cycled through Blangy sur Bresle, reach 50 k an hour downhill for 5 minutes before I reached a small market where I wandered around. By then I had forgotten the Tao's cycling laws:
1 if you go 50 km an hour for 5' be prepared to do 5 km an hour for 30 minutes
2 if the village is down the valley where a river runs through it, be aware that you'll have to leave the valley at one point.
So I cycled painfully to the next village called Foucarmont, a good thing is that until then the Wind generators surrounding the area, unlike the one I saw the last 2 days, where not moving much. I stopped for a coke in a small café where 4 guys obviously spending their sundays drinking, whatelse is there to do in Foucarmont, and they told me that the next hill would be very tough, they were almost right, it's the one after and the one after and the one after untill I reach the 50 km again before destination.
No trucks on Sunday and almost no cars so I could take the departemental. On the top of Blangy there is anice forest worth exploring I will come back for sure for a tour in the area.
Tough weather condition but I get ice for my drink.http://youtu.be/WUfY4ReHb_k
Rain rain and wind my Nemesis from 8 am till 8 am. funny is that everyone says tat they had a splendid summer this year, first rainy day for a long time. the ride wasn't nice, up and up until I reached the suburbs of Rouen having one idea in mind, buy myself a winter coat and another fleece. I found an intersport and exchanged my wet clothes for a warm breathable jacket. Then I headed to a post war camping in St Leger. Closest to Rouen, don't ever go there, their toilets are what the French call Turquish toilets, first you have to avoid shiting on your pants and second you have to run out when you flush.
Of course no camp fire under the rain so I cycled back to Rouen, 5 extra Km and punctured my back tyre, I changed the inner tube under the rain and realised that the French use different valves than mine, of course I needed an adaptor and couldn't get air and it was pouring. I looked around, no cyclists, I walked 2 km to a petrol station, their compressor was out of order, anyway they had no adaptor, and then I saw this guy with a german bike, all geared up coming towards me. I asked him if he had a pump, he answered no but stopped and inquired about the problem, then he said "I don't have a pump but I happen to carry an adapter with me" so here we go thanks to this very nice man Guillaume Gosset, we chatted a little bit, his bike had 10000 km on the meter and he was very knowledgeable about bikes, his bike and a sort of automatic gear adaptor, he could control his torque by turning the handle. Never seen that system but it seemed interesting, he said he would read this blog so he can give me the nameof that system again. I went to Rouen, quite empty, but nice little streets and the famous cathedral, had some chinese noddles and went back realising that I had to find a bike shop to change my tyre and buy an inner tube and an adapter.
Tough morning, cold, my neighboor made some tea for me, nice woman, but I couldn't stop her from chatting, she recently divorced and blablabla living in a tent because her husband was in the house and blablabla kids blabla money and blabla she spotted a woman she knew and left me to my wet packing. I found the shop that Guillaume had indicated and had a good day cycling to Bernay.
Small street in Rouen, lots of work there for carpenters.
Day 7. Bernay to Beaulieu 65 km
This morning was rainy, then it stopped, no sun but a very nice ride on the voie verte following the river to La Broglie and La Ferté Frenel. Fantastic ride through a forest and the bocages of Normandie, no cars and no trucks at all. I am now about to tour the city of L'aigle wich was the turning point of the Debarquement in Normandie. I recommend this area for biking and will come back, plenty of things to do.
Percheron horse
Ditch between French Kingdom and Normandy
Day 6. Rouen to Bernay 70 km
The sun was not always there I rode as fast as I can to Elboeuf following the Seine river. After Elboeuf I found the area pretty nice, I arrived in Le Neubourg where I reached La voie verte, it is a network of old train lines wich are now cycle path, pretty nice, there is one going from Dieppe to Paris as well, lots of cyclists where doing it, all flat. In Le Neubourg and around their are 8 voies vertes according to the woman at the tourism office, formely a train station. I headed to Beaumont le roi, nice easy ride, and the area is nice with a big forest and plenty of cycling roads, with old normand cities and houses, the only problem is that there is no camping in Le Neubourg or Beaumont au roi, I had to cycle to an other village 16 km away and Slightly off my road, worse I had to go North again.
The sun was not always there I rode as fast as I can to Elboeuf following the Seine river. After Elboeuf I found the area pretty nice, I arrived in Le Neubourg where I reached La voie verte, it is a network of old train lines wich are now cycle path, pretty nice, there is one going from Dieppe to Paris as well, lots of cyclists where doing it, all flat. In Le Neubourg and around their are 8 voies vertes according to the woman at the tourism office, formely a train station. I headed to Beaumont le roi, nice easy ride, and the area is nice with a big forest and plenty of cycling roads, with old normand cities and houses, the only problem is that there is no camping in Le Neubourg or Beaumont au roi, I had to cycle to an other village 16 km away and Slightly off my road, worse I had to go North again.
Anyway The ride was great small bike itinary in the forest owned by the Duchess of ?? (The tourist info booth mentioned her but I didn't record) it is a private forest, pretty large, I crossed a few rivers, saw some nice houses along the way, I picked blackberries on the way and the sun was nice. One of the best 16 km of my trip.
On top of that the camping is clean, modern and the manager a nice helping person. I can do my washing, no need to pay extra for hot shower, fantastic and tomorrow will be sunny.
My meter with all the little cycles through towns is now at 430 km.
This morning was rainy, then it stopped, no sun but a very nice ride on the voie verte following the river to La Broglie and La Ferté Frenel. Fantastic ride through a forest and the bocages of Normandie, no cars and no trucks at all. I am now about to tour the city of L'aigle wich was the turning point of the Debarquement in Normandie. I recommend this area for biking and will come back, plenty of things to do.
Just a note to thank the tourism office of L'Aigle for their help and particularly the manager Valery who's been helpful and provides free WiFi on site, in general I found the tourism office pretty efficient in France and very helpful.
Percheron horse
Tonight I am staying in Beaulieu, close enough to my initial route, but with all the rain and low temperatures 14 celsius in the evening I can't just camp anywhere I need a hot shower. I found it here on a huge farm called Domaine de Theuil. Funny enough the farm borders The Kingdom of France. A French King built a large ditch between The Duchy of Normandy and France to stop the invasion of band of thieves.
The farm has beautiful Percheron horses and the usual farm animals sheep, cows, dog, cat, mice and chicken and more birds that I can't name. Unfortunately the place is relatively expensive and the toilets are not very clean.
Ditch between French Kingdom and Normandy
Day 8. Beaulieu to Montbizot 87 km
Fantastic ride again except for the rain the morning.
Abbaye de La Trappe
Mamers, my iphone needs more light it's 12am and so dim.
I met an other long distance cyclist, Nono (not sure I heard right) he left Portugal in June and he is heading towards Nijmegem for the bike fest in 10 days, he is also cycling 70 km a day, but he will have to be faster if he wants to reach Nijmegem in time. We exchanged a few Mirabelles and chatted 30 mn, interesting chap. He is mainly doing wild camping and uses wood for his stove. I am an amateur next to him.
On my way to Montbizot
My clothes are under the only shining spot in the camping, it didn't last long.
Chinese noodles tonight.
Day 9, Montbizot to La Flèche 65 km
I left Normandie and crossed La Sarthe. Le Mans is the main attraction with its Plantagenêt old city and Bastion.
2 pm a rainy afternoon.
Too much rain and 16 celsius. I decided to have a one day break wich is fine as long as nothing else happens and that I arrive before next week-end.
Day 11. La Flèche to Doué La Fontaine 72 km
Nice ride starting in a "voie verte", so nice that after one hour, when I thought that I eventually reached the next city the sign "La Flèche welcomes you" was a bit ennoying, I have been cycling around my departure city for 10 km. Nonetheless it was a nice ride, the sun eventually was out despite a few clouds and I flew towards the river Loire. Just as I was about to cross it I met an other cyclist from Scotland cycling to the Algarve. The guy is 72 years old and cycled everywhere around the world, crossing deserts, he told me about his cycling trip to Soudan, to NZ, to Australia, To Alaska, to the States, crossing the Sahara desert, Algeria, Mali, Russia, Ouzbekistan, India, Israel, Jordania, Syria etc... All of that cycling and camping anywhere. We chatted for a while, shared lunch on the other side of the river and he decided to camp with me in the next village, we cycled the 20 k together. Strong guy he was faster than me uphill, his steel bike is so heavy that I couldn't lift it. Interesting personnalia with plenty of stories, in 50 years trekking with bike he had so many accidents, close to death sometimes (bitten by a cobra in a desert somewhere, stung by spiders in Australia, infected by a dog in Portugal, pushed by a car, a truck etc...) but he is still riding long distances mainly in southern europe now every winter.
La Loire
My Scottish buddy's bike.
Day 13. Bressuire to Maillezais 70 km
Nice ride in Vendée in the "hauts bocages". On the way I met John again, a nice surprise, we took different roads and joined in Maillezais where we share a camp site.
Day 14. Maillezais to Rochefort 58 km
Rain and wind.
Day 15. Rochefort to Pauillac 120 km
Great ride, good weather I took the small roads on the way to Royan and passed several polders, beautiful sceneries. Unfortunately the transborder bridge was closed and I had to take the bridge of Charentes, very dangerous, avoid it if you can.
Transborder bridge in Rochefort
My view from the camping municipal of Pauillac, my last night camping before Bordeaux.
2 days rest before my next ride.
The water mirror with fog
Day 4 Iteuil to Tour 140 km
A nice ride from Iteuil to Poitiers, quite short though, after that I tried the small roads to Tours but it wasn't my best ride, the problem is that "Departementale" D910 is the most direct way and taking the D1 you end up zigzaging around the 910 and the motorways.
Ste Maure de Touraine seems to be worth a visit but it was raining hard, the Tourism office was exceptionnaly closed so I passed.
I spent the night in Montbazon the closest camping to Tours then cycled the next 20 km to the train station. My train goes to Lille and I will take a train to Antwerp from Lille. Somehow it is impossible to have a bike in the Thalys to Bruxelles or it must be paked in a special housing wich is too complicated.
Foggy morning untill 11am
Fantastic ride again except for the rain the morning.
I left Normandy and I am just North of Le Mans in La Sarthe. Once again Normandy is a great area to cycle through, not that windy thanks to all the "bocages", natural hedges stopping the wind and sometimes protecting from the rain, some of them are very high. The area is full of great historic sites from Rollo The Viking till the 2nd World War and the forest are huge deep and designed for biking and hiking. I also found the people nice and helpful.
This morning I cycled through The Perche area and the Forêt du Perche towards Mortagne-au-Perche, you can cycle the entire day in that forest in the center you have a star like rotonde with 8 different direction to go through, I choosed Lignerolles. The Perche area also gave it's name to the working horse Percheron.
Forest of Perche 8 directions to explore.
From Mortagne I reached Mamers through small roads again and decided to go further, the rain had stopped and the temperature seemed better and I felt great, nothing aches now and I feel in shape, I hope that it will last because I need to go a bit faster and reach Bordeaux before next Week-end.
Mamers, my iphone needs more light it's 12am and so dim.
Tonight the sun is back for an hour, huge grey clouds are forming but I managed to dry most of my clothes. The camping of Monbizot is nice, the cheapest I have been to: 3 euros and 85 cents. You have to pay at the Mairie to the secretary, it's just me and 2 guys working on the construction of a new TGV line. Generally speaking I prefer to stay in Camping Municipal, great value, between 3,85 and 7 euros so far for a tent and one person, and all facilities are free (in some private campings you have to buy tokens for a hot shower, ridiculous) and in good order, my guess is that they have to follow some strict norms in terms of facilities, I also notice that in all the Camping Municipal the places are separated by vegetal hays so you don't see your neighboor. So far I give a five star to the one in Bernay, quiet with all facilities, free Wifi and an area with coffee machine (40 cts the cappuccino) and a soup and cold drink dispenser, even a TV salon all of this for 6 euros and 80 cts (I had a cappuccino and a soup. Tonight is not as good as Bernay but better than most and I will sleep confortably under the rain to come, if only I had a pillow...
I met an other long distance cyclist, Nono (not sure I heard right) he left Portugal in June and he is heading towards Nijmegem for the bike fest in 10 days, he is also cycling 70 km a day, but he will have to be faster if he wants to reach Nijmegem in time. We exchanged a few Mirabelles and chatted 30 mn, interesting chap. He is mainly doing wild camping and uses wood for his stove. I am an amateur next to him.On my way to MontbizotMy clothes are under the only shining spot in the camping, it didn't last long.Chinese noodles tonight.Day 9, Montbizot to La Flèche 65 km
I left Normandie and crossed La Sarthe. Le Mans is the main attraction with its Plantagenêt old city and Bastion.
Leaving Le Mans towards La Suze sur Sarthe was not very easy the suburb of Le Mans extend South of the city. Near La Suze and after towards La Flèche on the D12 was a much more enjoyable ride. It is funny to notice that south of Le Mans, the grass is quite yellow and you find more pine trees than North of Le Mans. The green pasture of Normandie have quickly disapeared. Nonetheless it is quite charming, tonight I will stay in La Flèche and explore that area.
The Sarthe river (I discovered the Panorama function of my iphone nice;) )
Day 10, La Flèche 0 km
2 pm a rainy afternoon.
The camping municipal of La Flèche is cheap 5 euros and it has a swimming pool that I am not fool enough to use. Located on the river Loir, it is a nice place to stay and relax for the day.
La Flèche is a typical French city with it's old castle, river and monuments. Lots of water mill in the area and one is making ice, apparently worth visiting but I am too cold for the three km ride.
Loire river, the camping municipal is a three stars camping on the right.
It is 5:30 pm now and the camping employee took pity on me, temperatures have now dropped to 14 celsius and helped me have a nice relaxing evening in the TV room with free tokens to wash and dry all my clothes, though it well might be my sorry smile or my smell wich triggered the generosity.
Nice ride starting in a "voie verte", so nice that after one hour, when I thought that I eventually reached the next city the sign "La Flèche welcomes you" was a bit ennoying, I have been cycling around my departure city for 10 km. Nonetheless it was a nice ride, the sun eventually was out despite a few clouds and I flew towards the river Loire. Just as I was about to cross it I met an other cyclist from Scotland cycling to the Algarve. The guy is 72 years old and cycled everywhere around the world, crossing deserts, he told me about his cycling trip to Soudan, to NZ, to Australia, To Alaska, to the States, crossing the Sahara desert, Algeria, Mali, Russia, Ouzbekistan, India, Israel, Jordania, Syria etc... All of that cycling and camping anywhere. We chatted for a while, shared lunch on the other side of the river and he decided to camp with me in the next village, we cycled the 20 k together. Strong guy he was faster than me uphill, his steel bike is so heavy that I couldn't lift it. Interesting personnalia with plenty of stories, in 50 years trekking with bike he had so many accidents, close to death sometimes (bitten by a cobra in a desert somewhere, stung by spiders in Australia, infected by a dog in Portugal, pushed by a car, a truck etc...) but he is still riding long distances mainly in southern europe now every winter.
The countryside has changed, architecture has well, South of The Loire is a different world.
My first Sun flowers a sunny day.
A dolmen
A few good tips from a Scottish travel bike Mogul:
Get some gloves, if you fall, even slowly you will save your skin on your palm.
Get some waterproof cycling bags, Ortlieb will work fine.
Get a bigger, lighter tent, you must be able to cook inside if it rains.
Get front luggage, to balance the weight.
Buy some Marathon extra tyres that are hard to puncture, he mentionned the brand Schwalbe.
A part from a small camping there is nothing worth staying for in Doué La Fontaine.
Day 12. Doué La Fontaine to Bressuire 60 km
Nice little ride through farming areas, nothing special to mention.
Nice little ride through farming areas, nothing special to mention.
Unfortunately in a nice village called Argenton Les Vallées you should avoid the café Calimero, the owner is rude and apparently doesn't like tourists in general I had to refrain myself kicking his ass but instead will use trip advisor and other French tourist website to make my point, not to mention the tourism office wich will receive a thick email with comprehensive details on how to welcome tourists.
Fortunately the camping where I stay tonight in Bressuire is run by a very civilized British couple, they offered to put my bike in a dry place and when the rain started they offered me to finish my dinner under one of their tent and even offered a hot coffee or tea that I declined tonight but will accept tomorrow morning (the offer is still pending).
This bike belongs to a Dane Jens going from Denmark to St Jacques de Compostella for the 3rd consecutive time, we chatted a little bit.
Day 13. Bressuire to Maillezais 70 km
Nice ride in Vendée in the "hauts bocages". On the way I met John again, a nice surprise, we took different roads and joined in Maillezais where we share a camp site.
The ride was excellent until the last 13 km, where it started to rain. I arrived soaked at the camp site, 30 mn before John.
The road to L'Absie was nice through farm and forest wich reminded me of Normandie. Then I found a bicycle road (voie verte) going to Maillezais wich went through the forest of Vendée, not always tar road though and at one point I was afraid I might puncture my tyre so I did the 10 km to St Hilaire des loges on the Departementale and the ride was equally nice, no truck no car. From there, it started raining and I reached Maillezais as quick as I could.
I am now a few days bike from Bordeaux I should easily make it for Friday unless heavy rain stop me.
Day 14. Maillezais to Rochefort 58 km
Rain and wind.
Not a great ride, long straight road before Rochefort going slightly up and front wind. However I chatted with a nice guy on the market of Cirçon who's selling nice coffee, the road to cirçon was ok, I crossed many rivers and the famous Marais Poitevin. I also met an other guy on a bike goingnfrom Spain to GB, John is 68 years old and is doing this for the first time. I look like an 'amateur' compare to most of the long distance cyclist I met so far.
I am now close to Bordeaux, my next stop is on the other side of the Garonne, one more night and a long ride.
Nice guy, nice coffee
The other John
Rochefort
Building of the Hermione ship
Great ride, good weather I took the small roads on the way to Royan and passed several polders, beautiful sceneries. Unfortunately the transborder bridge was closed and I had to take the bridge of Charentes, very dangerous, avoid it if you can.
On the other side I followed the river towards Pauillac through the wine château, I reached 1000 km on my meter. Tomorrow is my final destination just 40 to 50 km.
The ferry across the Garonne from Royan to Le Verdon
Scenery on the Medoc shore
St Estephe
Day 16. Pauillac to Bordeaux 45 km
I cycled through the best of Bordeaux wine area, passed Margaux and Rotschild, then flat ride through the suburbs, stopped and bought a magnum of haut
-medoc 2008 cru bourgeois.
On arrival my meter indicates 1070 km.
Early departure.
Around Margaux
Bordeaux 2 days
Place de la Bourse
Full moon
After Bordeaux I decided to go further as the weather was going to be good for a few more days.
From Bordeaux to Tours - Day 1 Bordeaux to Baignes Sainte Radegonde 95 km
Nice ride in the most deserted area I have cycled so far between Virsac and Baignes, lovely ride through a pine forest.
Dolmen
Nice ride in the most deserted area I have cycled so far between Virsac and Baignes, lovely ride through a pine forest.
Leaving Bordeaux on the Pont d'Aquitaine
Day 2 Baignes to Villefagnan 80 km
A all day ride through the Cognac area, hilly but beautiful area.
Cognac area
Day 3 Villefagnan to Iteuil 78 km
Flat ride untill the village of Voulon then up and dwnhill along the Clain river to Vivonne, nice area.
A nice ride from Iteuil to Poitiers, quite short though, after that I tried the small roads to Tours but it wasn't my best ride, the problem is that "Departementale" D910 is the most direct way and taking the D1 you end up zigzaging around the 910 and the motorways.
Ste Maure de Touraine seems to be worth a visit but it was raining hard, the Tourism office was exceptionnaly closed so I passed.
I spent the night in Montbazon the closest camping to Tours then cycled the next 20 km to the train station. My train goes to Lille and I will take a train to Antwerp from Lille. Somehow it is impossible to have a bike in the Thalys to Bruxelles or it must be paked in a special housing wich is too complicated.
My bike trip has ended after 3 weeks: 20 days of cycling, 1470 km cycling, 75 km average per day, longest ride 120 km, shortest 23 km today to reach the train station, I stopped 1 day going south because of the rain and 2 days in Bordeaux. The first two weeks were humids and cold, the last week was hot and unfortunately rainny the last day.
I decided to stop because lots of rain is announced for the week-end and next week, way north it is getting cold and humid now but I will do it again with better material.
I've learn a few things wich are completing Thierry's tao of biking:
Never ask a car driver how long does it take to go the next village. He has no clue on a bike. Just ask how many kilometers.
Don't ask if the road is hilly to a car driver. For a car driver every roads are flat.
Most people usually think that the first three days cycling are the easiest. I say it all depends where the next hills are and how high they are.
I passed many rivers, this one is before Chatellerault I think that it is the Vienne.
Before that I passed the Clain. After I passed the Indre and the cher.
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