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Riding around here you sometimes get startling vie

Riding around here you sometimes get startling views of Cordes sur Ciel, which is a medieval citadel perched on a rocky outcrop. Unfortunately I've never managed to take a decent pic of it, so here's a rubbish one.

#medieval #citadel #cordessurciel #southwestfrance #bikeride #steelisreal #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #roadride #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #france #tarn #mybike

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

Nothing like a decent bit of single-track to put a

Nothing like a decent bit of single-track to put a smile on my face. Just looking forward to getting the greenery back but it won't be long now.....

https://stantoninnoblevelo.com/cycling-vacations/gravel-in-the-gorge-april-2022/

#cycling #singletrack #gravelcycling #graveltrip #gravelfrance #cyclingfrance #cyclingholiday #trailstoride #fromwhereiride #cyclinglife #bikeride #gravel #gravelgrinfer #southoffrance #france

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

The cherry blossom is out so winter is over 🌞👍😎😃

#springhassprung #occitanie #printemps #spring #cyclinglife #fromwhereiride #bikeride #cycllingholiday #cyclingfrance #vegancyclist #holiday #nevernotocycling #cyclingvacation #cycling #cyclingeurope #cherryblossom

The last few km of my last bike ride for a couple

The last few km of my last bike ride for a couple of weeks....

#fromwhereiride #bikelife #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycllingholiday #cyclingpics #cyclingover40 #cyclistsofinstagram #cyclingfrance #cyclingvacation #cyclisme

I was just wondering why this field is full of sto

I was just wondering why this field is full of stone towers when the farmer came along and explained. He needed to clear all the stones from the field so he could do tractor type stuff, but decided leaving them in a massive pile like everyone else was just too boring, so he made some sculptures instead. We need more of this sort of thing.

#art #cairns #sculpture #pileofstones #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycllingholiday #gravel #gravelcycling #gravelride #cyclingfrance #cyclingvacation #gravelgrinder #gravelbike #planetxtempest #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars

For #throwbackthursday here's a shot from my 2009

For #throwbackthursday here's a shot from my 2009 ride in Kyrgyzstan. Something I always like in ex Soviet countries are the random public monuments you encounter on the road. Sometimes the purpose is obvious, it might be the most extravagant bus stop you've ever seen, a statue or maybe a sign. But sometimes it's completely impenetrable, at least to me, like this huge arch randomly placed on a road in the middle of nowhere. I'm sure it does have some significance really, but to me, a foreign bike tourist rolling through, it was like a mad apparition in the wilderness.

#triumphalarch #sovietunion #kyrgyzstan #pamirhighway #arch #monument #kyrgyzstan #centralasia #cycletouring #biketour #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #dirtroad #gravel #adventurecycling #cycling

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

For #throwbackthursday here's a shot I've never po

For #throwbackthursday here's a shot I've never posted before of the very weird station at Latour-de-Carol high in the Pyrenees on the French Spanish border. I went there via the highest railway in France to start a mostly off road tour in the Spanish Pyrenees. It's a huge place which was once an important railway junction but now it's like the land that time forgot.

#pyrenees #station #france #spain #latourdecarol #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclinglife #cycletouring #biketour #cycling

For #throwbackthursday here's a handlebar full of

For #throwbackthursday here's a handlebar full of obsolete technology. On the left is one of the first bike GPS units, a Garmin Geko 301 and on the right an ancient Cateye bike computer which unusually for the time, included an altimeter. It was a primitive set up, but it allowed me to navigate the abandoned Soviet era military roads of Tajikistan using digital maps I made myself from satellite images. Here I'm on the 4600m Ak Baital Pass, which was the highest road in the Soviet Union.

#adventure #retro #garmin #cateye #ussr #obsoletetechnology #sovietunion #pamir #tajikistan #pamirhighway #biketour #expeditiontouring #expedition #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclinglife #cycling #bike

I love this trail. It's technical enough to be in

I love this trail. It's technical enough to be interesting but always rideable and you can't fault the scenery. In a few weeks time it'll be as green as this pic taken last year. https://stantoninnoblevelo.com/cycling-vacations/gravel-in-the-gorge-april-2022/

#summermemories #gravel #gravelcycling #groad #cyclingholiday #cyclingfrance #cyclinglife #cyclingvacation #gravelbike #gravelgrinder #gravelride #holiday #france #southoffrance

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

A few days ago I posted a nice pic of an abandoned

A few days ago I posted a nice pic of an abandoned car. Here's another one which isn't so nice being used by a farmer to stop people (not cyclists though) getting into his field. It's a Renault 12.

#renault12 #renault #wreckedcar #gravelcycling #cycling #cyclingfrance #gravelride #cyclingvacation #cyclingholiday #gravelbike #france #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars

Like most of Europe we're having an intense cold s

Like most of Europe we're having an intense cold snap with snow on the ground for the first time sonce we moved here. So to lighten the mood here's a choice trail above town taken last summer

#cyclinglife #singletrack #gravelcycling #gravel #cyclingeurope #cycling #cyclingfrance #southoffrance #fromwhereiride #southwestfrance #occitanie #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation

In some of the steep sided valleys around here whe

In some of the steep sided valleys around here where the sun rarely reaches are these weird moss covered forests of dwarf trees. It's all a bit Lord of the Rings.

#cycling #singletrack #gravel #gravelfrance #cycling #gravelride #gravelcycling #france #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #southwestfrance #cyclingfrance #southoffrance #fromwhereiride

I woke up this morning to a very nice surprise - I

I woke up this morning to a very nice surprise - I've just passed 5000 followers 😃. It's quite a milestone and I'm really grateful to everyone who's made it happen 😍😍.

#cycling #5000followers #cyclingfrance #thanks #cyclingholiday #cyclingeurope #cyclingvacation #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #southoffrance #southwestfrance #grabel #gravelcycling #gravelbike

Fancy a fixer upper? No road but great trails fro

Fancy a fixer upper? No road but great trails from the doorstep 😎

#ruin #abandonedplaces #watermill #moulin #gravel #fromwhereiride #gravelgrinder #middleofnowhere #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #southoffrance #southwestfrance #france

For #meatfreemonday here's a shout-out for my othe

For #meatfreemonday here's a shout-out for my other half, @the.indulgent.vegan . She's launching a f.ree group for experienced cooks wanting to up their plant based game. If you're interested, say yes below and I'll send the link.

#vegan #plantbased #vegancyclist #veganchef #vegancook #vegancycling #vegangastronomy #vegancommunity #veganrecipeshare

I'm having a very dull day today trying to buy a c

I'm having a very dull day today trying to buy a car, so here's a shot from my wilderness ride yesterday, a very very long way from the nearest road in a remote part of the Aveyron gorge. I'm thinking of offering a themed holiday of adventure riding in hard-to-access wild places, and this would fit perfectly

#gorgesdaveyron #gravelcycling #gravelride #offthebeatentrack #gorge #wildplaces #cyclingfrance #cyclinglife #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #southoffrance #france

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