Paris here we come.... Once again I have fallen victim of travel disruptions, long transfers and limited internet connectivity. I need to...

Poor WiFi, a 7 hour coach transfer and some very tough stages 19 and 20 meant no blog post 😞 However, all completed successfully and...

A long stage after reaching Courchevel, but quite flat - legs are battered, but not far to go Whilst it was flat there was a strong...

This the big one, the "Queen stage", i.e. the stage which will be the hardest, most demanding and probably have the biggest impact on the...

Yes, you read that correctly - just a 22km stage today. The professionals will race it as a time trial using specialist bikes, helmets...

Anyone bored of mountains yet?? They just keep coming and getting bigger. Whilst the official stage is "only"179km, our route involved 35...

Firstly, sincere apologies for anyone concerned for my welfare, or just desperate for the next blog installment....the first photo below...

Stage 13 - lucky / unlucky for some perhaps? We hit the big mountains of the Alps - starting with the mighty Grand Colombier! The stats...

Again, a hilly stage with a finish in the town famous for the Beaujolais run - not sure I'll be sampling the current vintage Wow, it was...

Classed as a hilly stage there are "just" 3 cat 4 climbs so will be one for the professional sprinters A strange day...we left the...

5 categorised climbs today, but four of them are Cat 3 and one is Cat 2 so not a full on mountain stage What are the different climb...

The pro's get a rest day, so why shouldn't I get one! I'll keep it quite brief, but the first 9 days have been a blur really. With over...

Back to the mountains again and this one finishes with a huge climb up the Puy de Dome Today was probably the most scenic stage so far,...

After a flat(ish) and fast stage yesterday things go back to being "hilly" for stage 8. Today is when the professionals start their race...

Distance and elevation have become normalised and so stage 7 at 170km and "only" 1,100m of climbing seems too easy!! Left the mountains...

Sequels or second things are rarely belter (think Jaws movies, difficult second albums etc.), but my dedicated followers I proudly give...

This is the Road to Hell... (mountain edition) Mountains are most definitely for admiring from afar, or skiing down - whoever thought...

Vive La France!!! So after 3 days cycling in and around the Basque region, today was the first full stage in France - visions of rolling...

So you realise you are becoming a little blase about distances when today with 194km and 2500m could be classed as easy! 5 hours sleep...

Ate like I had burnt 10,000 calories last night - oh wait I did! Woke up early as the coach transfer leaves at 06:30. My naive thinking...