First sunny day of the cycling adventure, combined with a shortened (FLAT) route, led to an optimistic start of the day. This changed when James snapped his rear mech hanger before we even set off. “Woohoo,” thought Alisa, for now she had an unwilling companion for her drive to St. Gaudens. Two cycles shops later, we were able to locate the part and James and Alisa were now chasing Andy and Mick, who had gone really far on this new and exciting type of terrain. In fact, James only rode with them for an hour before lunch. In Valentine, a town outside of St. Gaudens, we enjoyed our first outdoors meal, all the previous ones having been consumed from within the confines of the car. We feasted on local cured meats, Pyrenees cheeses, cherries and delicious peaches. The day only got better when we arrived at our hotel in St. Girons (at a record 4pm!), which is a regular haunt for Tour de France riders – “Your bikes should be fine here,” the landlady assured us. “The Tour bikes never have any problems, so I presume you shouldn’t either.” She was right. The bikes were intact in the morning, though the boys were secretly praying for their imminent disappearance.
Distance: 102.5 km
Moving time: 3h31m
Average speed: 29.1 km/h
Metres climbed: 650m
Calories burnt: 4094kcal
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