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Tag: Cycling France
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Cycletrippin – The Lonely Cyclists Tour De France
This cycling story started in Amsterdam, I cycled through the Netherlands, Belgium, France to Spain and back, the journey was similar to the one I did in 2014, Cycletrippin Amsterdam to Sant Hilari Sacalm in Spain. This time around I chooses to take a different route on my way down to Spain, my return trip…
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Cycletrippin Day 10: Finale Sant Hilari Sacalm
Rolled into Sant Hilari Sacalm, Spain I have reached my final destination. The ride today, while short, was quite hard. From Girona the ride was in total 42.9 km up to Sant Hilari Sacalm the last 28.5 km was a category 1 climb with an average of 2.5% grading.
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Cycletrippin Day 9: Rest Day
Cycletrippin Day 9 turned out to be a rest day
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Cycletrippin Day 8: La Grande-Motte to Narbonne
Cycletrippin Day 8 was a great day for cycling as it was sunny and not too hot. I set off early in the morning but not before I had a chat with the hotel manager. He told me that La Grande-Motte was founded around 1965 and he manages the hotel from April to October, with…
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Cycletrippin Day 6: Vienne to Montélimar
Today the weather was not as great as it rained sporadically. Last night I stayed in Vienne, a small town south of Lyon on the bank of the river Rhone, which is surrounded by beautiful hills.
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Cycletrippin Day 4: Neufchâteau to Chalon-sur-Saône via Dijon
Cycletrippin Day 4 was going to be a rest day. I had forgotten that I had booked a room through Airbnb so I set off toward Dijon, with my destination being Chalon-sur-Saône, which is in the Bourgogne region of France. It was a long ride and by the time I got to Dijon, it was…
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Cycletrippin Day 3: Amneville to Neufchâteau
Cycletrippin Day 3 started early in Amneville where I stayed the night. The first part of the ride was easy; I followed the river Moselle and went on dedicated bike paths that google maps provided me with. The only issue was that google maps recommended any path as a bike path so I ended up…
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I be cycling from Amsterdam to Barcelona
This year I will go on a long bike ride from Amsterdam to Barcelona, I will kick off my first leg in late May to be in Barcelona by June 8th. From my early planning, I will be cycling on an average of 250km per day, the total distance will be about 1,500 Km.
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Find your French wine
The infographic below shows French wine production by regions (in hectolitres) with list of major varietals by regions and varietal aromas. You can also read my article about Wine Regions of the World