Its been in my head for a long time to cycle down through France, in fact checking my Quicken I can see that I treated myself to a new bike for £669.98p for my birthday 10 years ago! A bike that has not been used for over 9 years ……
Finally I’ve decided to bike to my ski apartment in Les Gets, not in the winter season 
but in the next few weeks. As the crow flies its 800km or about 500miles. After enduring Peruvian and Ecuadorian driving for the past few weeks I’m pretty well OK with roads now…..
The bike is booked into Howes, on my birthday, in a couple of weeks, to get it into shape, in the mean time I thought I would get myself into shape by doing a bit of training. Here’s today little ride of 21.5 miles cycled at 12.5mph so not bad as a starter
Watlington to Gayton bike ride
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Blackpool to Edinburgh
Dover to Les Gets
In my youth my longest ride in a day (I was about 17/18)was the 200miles from Blackpool to Edinburgh and doing 100mile days was pretty normal at the weekends, so lets see if the leg muscles have weakened with age.
I wondered when you would be off again
That is some bike ride …fair few miles…seems like a good challenge, well to you anyway 
great idea especially as i can get some training with you at weekends, but doubt i will be able to keep up with you
but then that might depend on the bike.
Good luck. How many days are you hoping to do it in? I'll have to have a go at putting my Lands End to John O'Groats ride on Everytrail. Still struggling with my holiday blog and photos at the moment.
Of course you would keep up with Geoff, you love a challenge
great idea especially as i can get some training with you at weekends, but doubt i will be able to keep up with you
but then that might depend on the bike.
Good luck. How many days are you hoping to do it in? I'll have to have a go at putting my Lands End to John O'Groats ride on Everytrail. Still struggling with my holiday blog and photos at the moment.
Of course you would keep up with Geoff, you love a challenge
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