Cycling the Alps – Day 7

Cycling the Alps – Day 7

 
By now the scenery really feels Mediterranean, and with the temperatures getting close to 26 degrees and the sun shining it started to feel a lot like a summer holiday.

 

Cycling the Alps – Day 7

Climbing the Col Saint Martin

 
Once down, the hot slog down the valley on the D62 turned out to be almost as hard as the climb. By mid afternoon the wind tends to blow very hard up the valley, and we found ourselves pushing hard just to get down. At times like these I found that Ross’s wheel was the safest place to sit, as he used his extra few kilos to maximum effect. Every time I tried to sit on the front I found myself at 170bpm, higher than I had managed on the 20 percent incline earlier!

 

Cycling the Alps – Day 7

Ross in the saddle


 
Climbing the Col Saint Martin it started to sink in that our work was almost done. Nice was not far away and this was the last real climb left.
 

Join us for the last leg as we tackle Day 8 into Nice tomorrow…

 

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