The Phil and Friends Challenge Ride
The advert for next year, the 2008 version covered the same course
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31/8/2008
20/8/2008
17/8/2008
We moved to southern Brittainy – Quistinic
Our house in southern Brittainy it was very smart!
It was very close to a village that had been preserved as a tourist attraction – Poul Feton village.
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16/8/2008
15/8/2008
We went for a walk in the forest
When you go for a pee in the forest you have to tell the inhabitants you are there. Lynne did and then asked me to go in to the undergrowth to take a photograph of the adder.
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11/8/2008
9/8/2008
Last ride in the Alpes and on to Brittany
La Roche aux Fees
For my last ride before going to meet Lynne I wanted something pretty, long but not too hard. From a colouring in point of view, yellow highlighter on map. The Alpe du Grd –Serre combined with the Col d’Ornon which I have done previously looked the best option.
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4/8/2008
Pre De Mme Carle Reserve Naturelle
The end of the road 1874 meters
This was the area we had had two successful family holidays many years ago. I left the car at Les Vigneaux.
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3/8/2008
Sandbagged
The Alp d’ Huez from the road leading up to Villard Notre Dame
Sun 3rd of August
I thought I would rest today but looking up at the hillside from the campsite I could see the road that had been recommended to me by an English cyclist that connects to the road that comes down from the Col d’Ornon.
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2/8/2008
Alpe d’ Huez, Col de Sarenne and Col de St-Christophe
Sea of cloud while descending from the Col de Sarenne
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