In the early hours of a Sunday afternoon in August, 300 or so of us randonneurs in the 5:30PM “G” group left the suburban confines and cheering crowds of St. Quentin-en-Yvelines bound for Brest. The concrete homes soon gave way to the rolling terrain of countryside.
Paris-Brest-Paris 2015: Architecture
Riding 1230km across France within 90 hours (or less, depending on your start time) is a grueling affair. But even in my most enervated state, the charm of the rustic French villages never failed to captivate me.
Randonneur Ride Report: SFR Mixed Terrain Populaire
There was much awesome on today’s SFR Mixed Terrain Populaire.
Paris
The last time I’d been to Paris was over 10 years ago, when I was a single woman and explored just a sliver of the city on borrowed old step-through bicycle. I consider myself quite lucky that I was able to return this time with my husband and for a very special cycling event.
Randonneuring Ride Report: SFR 200k Freestone Bread Run
This ride had it all: the good, bad and the ugly.