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December 31 to ... , 2009
Yours Truly, Pilar, Clara, Isabel and Miguel Angel
Another 2 day mountain biking trip along the GR 65
Total estimate km: 100
Total km accomplished: 60
# mud puddles ridden through: 236.5
# broken saddles: 1
# broken brakes: 1
# flat tires: 2
# shatered bike computers: 1
# bikes with mechanicals: 5!
St-Clair-du-Rhone to Yssingeaux, France
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The view from my Pont en Royans. |
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Stocking up on food at the market in Grenoble |
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Le gang waiting for the train in Lyon. |
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Arriving at St-Clair-du-Rhone. I love doing trips without having to touch the car! |
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Le gang ready to go. And let the rain begin. |
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And let the rain continue. |
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Yay for rain! |
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And yay for even more rain! This is a load of bull... (ha ha, get it? look closely at the picture...). |
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Well, at least I can drink while I'm riding! |
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And to keep things exciting, how about a busted saddle for MA. |
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Climbing, climbing, climbing. At least it's stopped raining for now. |
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Woooaaaaooowww, what's that? It's bright! Where'd the rain go? Come baaaack. Oh no wait, never mind. Go away. |
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Oh man, is this nice. Mmmm soak it in. |
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Helmet cam view. |
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The countryside. Beautiful! |
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Some single track goodness. |
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And some more. |
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YT. |
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YT's sister. |
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Our final offroad descent. Bourg Argental down in the valley. |
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MA riding without a saddle. There's just no way we're going to finish the 30km that remain like this! |
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Bourg Argental: so what now??? |
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Le gang decided to return home. Call off the gite, and let's go before it gets dark. |
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Le gang returning back up the gravel climb. |
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Le gang riding back down to St-Clair-du-Rhone on the road. At least it's allll downhill... all 30km! Yeehaw. |
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Le gang repairing flat # 2 of the day. This time Pilar's bike. |
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Le gang back in the train. |
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Le gang waiting for the transfer in Lyon. Fun trip, but sheesh, what bad luck! |
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