Dans Velo Stats I am (or have been) travelling around on my bike, these are the statistics from my cycle computer and notes. The website also contains photos organized by journey and one day perhaps I will get around to typing up my journal http://travel.dantleech.com Weymouth to Bristol City Center (66.00m) 2010-09-07 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Bristol - Wocester (63.00m) 2010-09-08 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Wocester to Manchester (114.00m) 2010-09-09 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Manchester - Silverdale (74.28m) 2010-09-10 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Silverdale - Wastwater (Skafell Pikel) (55.96m) Wet but good campsite at bottom of tallest peak in England 2010-09-11 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Wastwater - Cockermouth via. Black Fell Pass (27.19m) Path through mountains was not meant for bike .. hauled bike over mountain pass, took three hours. 2010-09-12 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Cockermouth - Carlise - Hawes (Yorkshire Dales) (90.27m) Great riding through the Dales even in the pissing rain, stayed in Hawes where bar stuff where very hospitable, giving me a room for £10 2010-09-13 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Hawes - Ripon - Leeds - Sheffield - Belper (miles short of Derby) (136.16m) Longest ride so far 2010-09-14 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Derby - Tamworth, train to Glocester, Glocester - Bristol, train to weymouth (77.40m) Had to be back in Weymouth for depature to St. Malo with Dad next day. 2010-09-15 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Weymouth - St.Malo via. Jurnsey (18.47m) Most of miles here done on the island of Jeurnsey whilst waiting for Ferry. 2010-09-16 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ St. Malo - Renees (63.84m) 2010-09-17 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Renne - 8k North of Geur (50.67m) 2010-09-18 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Guer - St. Nazarine (64.24m) 2010-09-19 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ St. Nazzarine - St. Jean de Mat (56.95m) 2010-09-20 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ St Jean de Mat - Trantes-der-mer (59.79m) 2010-09-21 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Trantes-der-mer - Rochfort (74.02m) 2010-09-22 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Rochfort - Blaye (74.53m) 2010-09-23 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Blaye - Somewhere in Nat. Park Northwest of Bordeux (70.35m) 2010-09-24 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Somewhere - Leon (67.71m) 2010-09-25 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Leon - Birratiz (38.00m) Estimates as CP data lost 2010-09-26 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Biarritz - Azkoitia (Spain) (70.51m) 2010-09-28 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Azkotitia - Castro-Uridiales (81.14m) 2010-09-29 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Castro-Uridiales - Santander (53.16m) End of Stage 2 2010-09-30 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Santander - Muskiz, nr. Bilbio (82.77m) 2010-10-01 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Muskiz - Artega (North Coast) (58.52m) Frustrated getting through Bilbio, didnt make good time 2010-10-02 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Artega - Hendaye (France) (83.06m) Good riding day, good route, severe wind, no open campsites. 2010-10-03 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Hendaye -Ascarat (Pyrenees) (61.84m) 2010-10-04 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Ascarat - La pierre Saint Martin (52.50m) Cols are hell 2010-10-05 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ col de la pierre st martin - laruns (49.53m) easy 2010-10-06 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Larruns - Luz-Saint-Sauver (44.65m) col d'abisque , col de soulor 2010-10-07 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Luz-Saint-Saveur - Arreau (49.05m) Tormalet + Aspin 2010-10-08 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Arreau - Lagrave (45.26m) Climbed Col de Peyresourde and Port de Bains 2010-10-09 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Lagrave - Sieux (77.76m) Damp day, 3 cols, Col de Binente, Col d'Aspen and Col de la Core. Wet but not too wet, got lost but not too lost. 2010-10-11 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Sieux - Ax-les-Thermes (56.83m) Col d'Agnes and Col Pont le Lers (?). Again wet, and cold on the descents. 2010-10-12 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Ax-les-Thermes - Prades (66.12m) 2001m Col followed by some minors, spent most of day at 1500m before descending from Mont-Louis for ~1.5hrs to here. 2010-10-13 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Prades - Saint Marie sur le mer (41.22m) Short ride to exit the Pyrenees, went as fast as possible from Prades to Perpignon - Tme: 1:25, Dst: 27.04, Av: 18.9 Mx: 2010-10-14 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Saint-Marie sur mer - Adjes (81.14m) Riding against wind for first part to Narbonne, faster pace for remainder 2010-10-16 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Cod d'Adge - Nime (75.30m) via. Montpellier, and arrived amid the aftermath of the Marathon, of which I was unaware. 2010-10-17 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Nimes - Marsaille (89.65m) Strong wind behind me, effortless ride most of the way. 2010-10-19 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Marsailles - Cassis (12.08m) Ran in Marsailles for 3hrs 48min 2010-10-20 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Cassis - Le Lavandou (67.62m) Illegal to die here 2010-10-22 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Le Lavendou - Villeneuve Laurant (96.71m) 2010-10-24 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Villeneuve Laubert - Sospel (49.43m) Back in the mountains. Col de Castillion (~705m) 2010-10-27 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Sospel - Saint Martin Vésubie (36.22m) Col de Turini 2010-10-28 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ St-Martin Vesubie - Valberg (Ski Station) (37.67m) 2 cols: Col de la croix de Valberg 1700m (inc. Col de la Couollole) and Col de Saint Martin. Exhausting. 2010-10-29 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Valberg- Barcellonnete (49.13m) Snow. Truly beutifull going up the highest pass to date, Col de Cayolle (2326m) 2010-10-30 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Barcelonnette - Briancon (57.30m) Col de vars (2111m). Tough descent from the col in the rain and snow. Rain constant theme of the day. 2010-10-31 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Briancon - Grenoble (71.05m) Snowy at the top of "Col de Lauteret" (2011m), great downhill run for ~50 miles through Bourg de Osains to Grenoble. All Saints day (jour toutsaintes), so most shops closed. 2010-11-01 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Grenoble - St Jean Maurienne (64.58m) Col de la croix de fer (2068m) 2010-11-03 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ St-Jean-de-Maurienne - Bourg-St-Maurice (70.00m) Estimates as data lost, flat and easy day. Weather fine. 2010-11-04 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ St-Jean-de-maurienne - Notre Dame de Bellecombe (45.25m) Col de Saises (1650m) and Comet de roseland (1968m) 2010-11-05 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Notre Dame de Bellecombe - Cluses (54.60m) Col des Aravis (1486m), Col de Columbière (1613m) 2010-11-06 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Cluses - Thonon-les-bains (38.24m) Last col, Col des Gets (1170m). Another cold and wet journey to end the stage 2010-11-07 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Circuit du roc d'enfer (64.82m) Actually deviated from route by accident and came back via. col de gets after Col de la Ramaz (1559m). Very white and snowy there, and I was ill-prepared for the cold descent, was glad to see a lower altitude! 2010-11-11 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Circuit of lac leman / lake geneva (108.51m) Nice flat circuit, passed through Geneva, Laussane and Montreaux. 2010-11-14 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Circuit de Gavot (22.56m) Short ride, 990m altitude, nice views. 2010-11-17 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Attempted Circuit de Mnt Hermoine (25.12m) Took wrong turning, and was getting dark when I eventually corrected myself so, ahem, I turned back 2010-11-18 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/ Thonon-les-bains - Marcellaz (33.78m) Became very cold with wind-chill on the flat, if slightly undulating, ride to Annemasse, where i had a coffee then turned and eventually found my way to Marcellaz, where I am working on a Farm for the next week before leaving for Paris. 2010-11-20 00:00:00 http://localhost:8089/frontend.php/