My husband and I run Serre des Ormes, a cycling retreat based in the Baronnies Provençal in the south west corner of the Hautes-Alpes. The area has a mixture of mountain passes and valleys dotted with picturesque fields and villages with something for most abilities. Mont Ventoux is not far away and with three sides… Continue reading Women, know your place …on a bike!!
Mallorca day out..
If we had a slice of cake for every time someone mentioned cycling in Mallorca, we’d be bursting out of our cycling kit. So, when one of our guests told us there was a ferry running between Toulon and Alcudia we were quickly cooking up ideas and investigating the timetables for an end of season… Continue reading Mallorca day out..
Mont Ventoux
This year the Tour de France will climb Mont Ventoux, not once but twice in a day. It’s famous slopes will once again test the best riders in the world to their limits, perhaps even beyond. But you don’t need to be an elite rider to reach the summit, we’ve encountered all sorts of bikes;… Continue reading Mont Ventoux
The Electric Revolution..
On a recent mountain bike trip to the alps, two walkers looked at our bikes in an amazement. “Wow, they are not electric” they said as we struggled past them. In France, home of the Tour de France, cycling’s most gruelling race, electric bikes are becoming more and more popular and no longer viewed as… Continue reading The Electric Revolution..