Following a significant decline of my cycling in 2017 for health reasons, in March 2018 I decided to broaden … More
Tag: France
Round-Up 2016
2016 marked the second year of Round The Bend, which is a personal record of my life on a bike. … More
Remember
Because of its enormity and relevance to us all, especially in my lifetime, I became interested in 20th Century wars … More
TdF
Cycling 2,187 miles in 21 days at an average speed of 24.55 mph takes some doing and can win you … More
My Cycling Idyll
After more than 40 years, in early May 2009 I marked my return to cycle touring with an enjoyable ride … More
St Malo to the Loire – August / September 2014
I absolutely love cycling in France and so, just over 5-weeks since we returned from touring Lower Normandy we went … More
St Malo – Mont Saint-Michel – Ouistreham (Caen): July 2014
Bolstered by our recent East Anglia tour, with the sun shining and running out of time before the hoards hit … More
Dieppe – Seine – Dieppe: June 2013
Since discovering the Avenue Verte during my ride to Paris in 2009, I have frequently returned to a campsite just … More
Normandy Voises Vertes – June 2011
I discovered the joy of Voises Vertes when I cycled to Paris in 2009 using the Avenue Verte south of … More
D-Day Beaches, Normandy – June 2010
During the preceding few years I had become interested in warfare, or to be more precise the major wars of … More