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Printemps dans St. Antonin et mon premier article de blog

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We have lots of trails with dry stone walls on eac

We have lots of trails with dry stone walls on each side but this is by far the narrowest I've found

#singletrack #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #cycllingholiday #cyclingpics #cyclingphotography #gravelbike #gravelfrance #southoffrance #vegancycling #cyclingvacation #gravelgrinder #france #fromwhereiride #drystonewall

Living in a gorge means having to go up hill to ge

Living in a gorge means having to go up hill to get out, but with climbs like this one which is a stunning ribbon of single-track hairpinning up on a rocky ledge, I'm not complaining, and neither was @robexbikedoc who's in this shot

#singletrack #cycling #gravelcycling #cyclingeurope #cyclingholiday #cyclinglife #fromwhereiride #southoffrance #cyclingover40 #cyclingvacation #france #southwestfrance #bikeride

It's international women's day, so here's a pictur

It's international women's day, so here's a picture of Beryl Burton. I hardly know where to start with her achievements. I reckon that she's the greatest female cyclist ever, but it goes way beyond that. Is she the greatest woman ever in any sport? I think so. She even has a strong case for being the best person, regardless of gender to participate in any sport at all. And she did this at a time when women were even less accepted in cycling than they are now, and when little support was available. Burton was an amateur throughout her long career and worked on a farm. Truly inspirational.

#internationalwomensday #berylburton #worldchampion #woman #pursuit #ridelikeagirl #womenonbikes

Steve and Tanith on the descent that time forgot 😍

#cycllingholiday #cyclingvacation #mountainbike #vtt #cyclingfrance #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #gravelride #gravelcycling #gravelgrinder #singletrack

I often ride past these ramshackle wooden barns an

I often ride past these ramshackle wooden barns and sometimes post pictures of them. But I've only just realised that most of them were built as tobacco drying sheds. Tobacco isn't grown here these days so we're just left with a load of weird decaying barns.

#patrimoine #barn #cycling #cyclinglife #frenchlife #southoffrance #fromwhereiride #gravelcycling #gravel #specializedtoupe #southoffrance #france #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #ilovemybike

I've often seen pics of these insane bikes being u

I've often seen pics of these insane bikes being used to pace track riders before motorbikes took over. I've sometimes wondered if any survived, and it turns out this one, made in my home town in around 1900 is very much alive and kicking. It uses very weird chains which I've never seen before which are different to the old inch pitch I just about remember a few old guys riding.

#holiday #scotland #edinburgh #museumofscotland #vintagebike #fixedwheel #fixie #trackbike #cycling #cyclinglife

Rights of way can be difficult to figure out in Fr

Rights of way can be difficult to figure out in France, and this trail is especially ambiguous. I always try to talk to whoever owns the land, but I've never seen a soul in the hamlet just out of shot, but today my luck was in and I met the farmer who was super friendly and explained how it works on his patch. I don't worry too much for myself but I'll be taking customers this way in a couple of weeks so it's good to be sure.

#fromwhereiride #gerroffmyland #trailstoride #gravel #planetxtempest #sramforce1 #chrisking #gravelcycling #titaniumbike #gravelbike #cycling #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #cyclingeurope #cyclinglife #lifebehindbars #southoffrance #southwestfrance #france #gravelgrinder #groad

For #switchbacksaturday here's a climb in the Pyre

For #switchbacksaturday here's a climb in the Pyrenees I struggled up last summer

#switchback #hairpin #dirtroad #groad #col #cyclinglife #cycllingholiday #cyclingphotography #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #pyrenees #cyclingvacation #gravelcycling #gravel

We have just one room left for our first gravel ho

We have just one room left for our first gravel holiday this year, starting on April 11th. Clickable link in bio for a couple of days, or paste this one: stantoninnoblevelo.com/cycling-vacations/gravel-in-the-gorge-april-2022

#gravel #gravelgrinder #groad #gravelfrance #grabelbike #gravelholiday #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #france #southoffrance

The first gravel holiday of the year is starting s

The first gravel holiday of the year is starting soon so I'm out tweaking routes. This trail passes muster 😍

#gravel #gravelcycling #gravelride #gravelfrance #gravelholiday #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #cycllingholiday #cyclingphotography #cyclingvacation #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #gravelbike #southoffrance #southwestfrance

These iconic avenues of plane trees are becoming l

These iconic avenues of plane trees are becoming less common, sometimes because of disease, sometimes because careless car drivers crash into them. Fortunately there are still a lot of them in our forgotten corner of France.

#france #planetree #avenueoftrees #southoffrance #bikeride #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #nevernotocycling #bike #cycling #cyclingeurope #cyclingvacation #vegancycling #cyclingholiday #steelisreal #ilovemybike #robertscycles #fixie #southwestfrance #tarnetgaronne #occitanie

It's very rare for me to ride my summer bike at th

It's very rare for me to ride my summer bike at this time of year but it's a nice treat when the roads are dry 😍

#merlinextralight #merlinmetalworks #roadbike #campagnolorecord #rideyourbike #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #bikelife #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #vegancycling #southoffrance #southwestfrance #fromwhereiride

Here's another shot from my jaunt in the Pyrenees

Here's another shot from my jaunt in the Pyrenees last week. This is the point at which I turned around on the Cirque de Litor.

#pyrenees #cirque #cirquedulitor #coldaubisque #cycling #snow #avalanche #vegancyclist #lifebehindbars #cyclingvacation #cyclingeurope #cyclingholiday #biketour #cycletouring

If you saw us on TV last week, you'll know we've b

If you saw us on TV last week, you'll know we've branched out into foraging. This is the workshop they filmed - a really fun day which we'll be repeating regularly in spring and autumn when the wild plants are at their best. People are starting to realise we do both cycling and foodie stuff and doing both while they're here. More detail of the food over at @veganholidaysfrance

#meatfreemonday #foraging #workshop #cookery #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #ceuilette #edibleplants #cookerycourse #southoffrance #france #activityholiday #cookingholiday #vegan #vegancookeryschool

For #throwbackthursday here I am on a very chilly

For #throwbackthursday here I am on a very chilly 5080m pass in Tibet. I think it might be the Mayam La, but my memory is hazy.

#freetibet #tibet #tibetcycling #expedition #highaltitude #roofoftheworld #adventurecycling #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #biketour #cycletouring

Almost home as the sun starts to set #cyclinglif

Almost home as the sun starts to set

#cyclinglife #cyclingfrance #cycling #cyclingeurope #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #riveraveyron #aveyron #occitanie #tarnetgaronne #southoffrance #southwestfrance #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #france #gravelcycling #gravelfrance

Renault in the woods #abandonedcar #renault #grav

Renault in the woods

#abandonedcar #renault #gravelbike #fromwhereiride #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #bikeride #gravelgrinder #cyclingfrance #southoffrance #france

These metal cupboards full of electrical stuff are

These metal cupboards full of electrical stuff are so ugly, getting someone to paint them like this should be done everywhere. Hopefully this one is the first of many

#cycling #cyclingeurope #cyclinglife #cyclingpics #cyclingfrance #cyclingholiday #bikeride #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #steelisreal #robertscycles #fixie #pignonfixe #fixedwheel #campagnolo #cyclingover40 #vegancycling #cyclingvacation #winterbike

This is 3 minutes from our door 😍 #singletrack

This is 3 minutes from our door 😍

#singletrack #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #cyclinglife #cycling #cyclingfrance #cyclingvacation #cyclingeurope #gravelride #gravelcycling #cyclingholiday #gravelgrinder #southoffrance

When the weather improves i've got a little projec

When the weather improves i've got a little project in mind. There's a section of the Aveyron gorge which has no road and the trails are seriously sketchy. But there is a railway and it looks like most of it has a trail at the side which would be easy to ride. There are loads of tunnels, but they're all wide enough for two tracks, even though there's only one built. So I reckon theres an easy way through the gorge by riding on the railway line. Let's see....

#exploring #expedition #tunnel #gravelcycling #gravelride #railway #adventure #adventurecycling #railway #cyclinglife #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #southoffrance #southwestfrance #fromwhereiride

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We have lots of trails with dry stone walls on eac

We have lots of trails with dry stone walls on each side but this is by far the narrowest I've found

#singletrack #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #cycllingholiday #cyclingpics #cyclingphotography #gravelbike #gravelfrance #southoffrance #vegancycling #cyclingvacation #gravelgrinder #france #fromwhereiride #drystonewall

Living in a gorge means having to go up hill to ge

Living in a gorge means having to go up hill to get out, but with climbs like this one which is a stunning ribbon of single-track hairpinning up on a rocky ledge, I'm not complaining, and neither was @robexbikedoc who's in this shot

#singletrack #cycling #gravelcycling #cyclingeurope #cyclingholiday #cyclinglife #fromwhereiride #southoffrance #cyclingover40 #cyclingvacation #france #southwestfrance #bikeride

It's international women's day, so here's a pictur

It's international women's day, so here's a picture of Beryl Burton. I hardly know where to start with her achievements. I reckon that she's the greatest female cyclist ever, but it goes way beyond that. Is she the greatest woman ever in any sport? I think so. She even has a strong case for being the best person, regardless of gender to participate in any sport at all. And she did this at a time when women were even less accepted in cycling than they are now, and when little support was available. Burton was an amateur throughout her long career and worked on a farm. Truly inspirational.

#internationalwomensday #berylburton #worldchampion #woman #pursuit #ridelikeagirl #womenonbikes

Steve and Tanith on the descent that time forgot 😍

#cycllingholiday #cyclingvacation #mountainbike #vtt #cyclingfrance #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #gravelride #gravelcycling #gravelgrinder #singletrack

I often ride past these ramshackle wooden barns an

I often ride past these ramshackle wooden barns and sometimes post pictures of them. But I've only just realised that most of them were built as tobacco drying sheds. Tobacco isn't grown here these days so we're just left with a load of weird decaying barns.

#patrimoine #barn #cycling #cyclinglife #frenchlife #southoffrance #fromwhereiride #gravelcycling #gravel #specializedtoupe #southoffrance #france #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #ilovemybike

I've often seen pics of these insane bikes being u

I've often seen pics of these insane bikes being used to pace track riders before motorbikes took over. I've sometimes wondered if any survived, and it turns out this one, made in my home town in around 1900 is very much alive and kicking. It uses very weird chains which I've never seen before which are different to the old inch pitch I just about remember a few old guys riding.

#holiday #scotland #edinburgh #museumofscotland #vintagebike #fixedwheel #fixie #trackbike #cycling #cyclinglife

Rights of way can be difficult to figure out in Fr

Rights of way can be difficult to figure out in France, and this trail is especially ambiguous. I always try to talk to whoever owns the land, but I've never seen a soul in the hamlet just out of shot, but today my luck was in and I met the farmer who was super friendly and explained how it works on his patch. I don't worry too much for myself but I'll be taking customers this way in a couple of weeks so it's good to be sure.

#fromwhereiride #gerroffmyland #trailstoride #gravel #planetxtempest #sramforce1 #chrisking #gravelcycling #titaniumbike #gravelbike #cycling #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #cyclingeurope #cyclinglife #lifebehindbars #southoffrance #southwestfrance #france #gravelgrinder #groad

For #switchbacksaturday here's a climb in the Pyre

For #switchbacksaturday here's a climb in the Pyrenees I struggled up last summer

#switchback #hairpin #dirtroad #groad #col #cyclinglife #cycllingholiday #cyclingphotography #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #pyrenees #cyclingvacation #gravelcycling #gravel

We have just one room left for our first gravel ho

We have just one room left for our first gravel holiday this year, starting on April 11th. Clickable link in bio for a couple of days, or paste this one: stantoninnoblevelo.com/cycling-vacations/gravel-in-the-gorge-april-2022

#gravel #gravelgrinder #groad #gravelfrance #grabelbike #gravelholiday #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #france #southoffrance

The first gravel holiday of the year is starting s

The first gravel holiday of the year is starting soon so I'm out tweaking routes. This trail passes muster 😍

#gravel #gravelcycling #gravelride #gravelfrance #gravelholiday #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #cycllingholiday #cyclingphotography #cyclingvacation #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #gravelbike #southoffrance #southwestfrance

These iconic avenues of plane trees are becoming l

These iconic avenues of plane trees are becoming less common, sometimes because of disease, sometimes because careless car drivers crash into them. Fortunately there are still a lot of them in our forgotten corner of France.

#france #planetree #avenueoftrees #southoffrance #bikeride #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #nevernotocycling #bike #cycling #cyclingeurope #cyclingvacation #vegancycling #cyclingholiday #steelisreal #ilovemybike #robertscycles #fixie #southwestfrance #tarnetgaronne #occitanie

It's very rare for me to ride my summer bike at th

It's very rare for me to ride my summer bike at this time of year but it's a nice treat when the roads are dry 😍

#merlinextralight #merlinmetalworks #roadbike #campagnolorecord #rideyourbike #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #bikelife #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #vegancycling #southoffrance #southwestfrance #fromwhereiride

Here's another shot from my jaunt in the Pyrenees

Here's another shot from my jaunt in the Pyrenees last week. This is the point at which I turned around on the Cirque de Litor.

#pyrenees #cirque #cirquedulitor #coldaubisque #cycling #snow #avalanche #vegancyclist #lifebehindbars #cyclingvacation #cyclingeurope #cyclingholiday #biketour #cycletouring

If you saw us on TV last week, you'll know we've b

If you saw us on TV last week, you'll know we've branched out into foraging. This is the workshop they filmed - a really fun day which we'll be repeating regularly in spring and autumn when the wild plants are at their best. People are starting to realise we do both cycling and foodie stuff and doing both while they're here. More detail of the food over at @veganholidaysfrance

#meatfreemonday #foraging #workshop #cookery #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #ceuilette #edibleplants #cookerycourse #southoffrance #france #activityholiday #cookingholiday #vegan #vegancookeryschool

For #throwbackthursday here I am on a very chilly

For #throwbackthursday here I am on a very chilly 5080m pass in Tibet. I think it might be the Mayam La, but my memory is hazy.

#freetibet #tibet #tibetcycling #expedition #highaltitude #roofoftheworld #adventurecycling #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #biketour #cycletouring

Almost home as the sun starts to set #cyclinglif

Almost home as the sun starts to set

#cyclinglife #cyclingfrance #cycling #cyclingeurope #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #riveraveyron #aveyron #occitanie #tarnetgaronne #southoffrance #southwestfrance #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #france #gravelcycling #gravelfrance

Renault in the woods #abandonedcar #renault #grav

Renault in the woods

#abandonedcar #renault #gravelbike #fromwhereiride #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #bikeride #gravelgrinder #cyclingfrance #southoffrance #france

These metal cupboards full of electrical stuff are

These metal cupboards full of electrical stuff are so ugly, getting someone to paint them like this should be done everywhere. Hopefully this one is the first of many

#cycling #cyclingeurope #cyclinglife #cyclingpics #cyclingfrance #cyclingholiday #bikeride #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #steelisreal #robertscycles #fixie #pignonfixe #fixedwheel #campagnolo #cyclingover40 #vegancycling #cyclingvacation #winterbike

This is 3 minutes from our door 😍 #singletrack

This is 3 minutes from our door 😍

#singletrack #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #cyclinglife #cycling #cyclingfrance #cyclingvacation #cyclingeurope #gravelride #gravelcycling #cyclingholiday #gravelgrinder #southoffrance

When the weather improves i've got a little projec

When the weather improves i've got a little project in mind. There's a section of the Aveyron gorge which has no road and the trails are seriously sketchy. But there is a railway and it looks like most of it has a trail at the side which would be easy to ride. There are loads of tunnels, but they're all wide enough for two tracks, even though there's only one built. So I reckon theres an easy way through the gorge by riding on the railway line. Let's see....

#exploring #expedition #tunnel #gravelcycling #gravelride #railway #adventure #adventurecycling #railway #cyclinglife #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #southoffrance #southwestfrance #fromwhereiride

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