Day 5 – Perigueux to Souillac

Day 5 – Perigueux to Souillac

Tuesday 17th May – Ride Day 5:   Day 5 of France en Velo … ‘welcome to the cauldron of a heatwave in central France’ !!   Today saw us take on almost exactly 💯 miles from Perigueux to Souillac over not mountainous but hilly terrain.    For the first...
Day 4 – Lessac to Perigueux

Day 4 – Lessac to Perigueux

Monday 16th May – Ride Day 4:   France en Velo – Day 4… We left Lessac in welcome cooler temperatures, after a great breakfast at the ‘artists retreat’, on tired legs after the last two days so the 84 miles ahead of us was, relatively, welcome relief....
Day 3 – Fontevraud-l’Abbaye to Lessac

Day 3 – Fontevraud-l’Abbaye to Lessac

Sunday 15th May – Ride Day 3:   The third day of ‘France en Velo’…   Another long day in the saddle taking in 125 miles, leaving the Loire and ending up in Lessac in the Charente department.   Almost 250 miles over the last two days, undoubtedly...
Day 2 – Vitré to Fontevraud-l’Abbaye

Day 2 – Vitré to Fontevraud-l’Abbaye

Saturday 14th May – Ride Day 2:   Day Two of St Malo – Nice saw us take on 120 miles today from Vitre to Fontevraud l’Abbaye in glorious weather again, possibly even a little too hot !   After an early 6.30 breakfast the start was delayed as Clarky had...
Day 1 – St Malo to Vitré

Day 1 – St Malo to Vitré

Friday 13th May – Ride Day 1:   A super first day on the St Malo-Nice ride took us 80 miles to Vitre in glorious weather.    Having left Kirkburton yesterday morning (Thursday 12th May), devastatingly we said goodbye to Tim Bennett in London who returned...