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On a hideous day spent dealing with a flood caused

On a hideous day spent dealing with a flood caused by a freakish plumbing incident, here's a pic to cheer me up. 2007, Tibet. Good times.

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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

After 2 weeks in the UK with no cycling (and almos

After 2 weeks in the UK with no cycling (and almost no social media either) my legs aren't exactly on fire. First ride out was a bit of a struggle with the gear I usually ride feeling unmanageably big, and the cold damp weather didn't help. But I've been here many times before and so I know that it'll be fine after a couple of rides 💪

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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

Now I live in a place where the trails are dry mos

Now I live in a place where the trails are dry most of the time, I've lost my tolerance for mud. I have some mud tyres but haven't used them once. Now spring is here and it's warming up, the mud has gone and I'm back on the gravel 😎

#gravel #fromwhereiride #spring #springhassprung #groad #gravel #cyclingfrance #cyclingholiday #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #cyclingvacation #gravelcycling #gravelgrinder #southoffrance #vegancycling #france

No leaves on the trees yet but the grass is gettin

No leaves on the trees yet but the grass is getting greener and there are some beautiful spring flowers. The second 2 pics are terrible I know but in real life it was beautiful.

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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.

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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

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

If you like a bit of patina, this corner of France

If you like a bit of patina, this corner of France is paradise

#patina #olddoor #abandonedplaces #merlinextralight #bike #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingeurope #cyclinglife #cycling #cyclingpics #vegancyclist #cyclingover40 #southoffrance

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 😍😍.

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Not bored of spring yet.... #springhassprung #spr

Not bored of spring yet....

#springhassprung #spring #gravelcycling #gravelride #gravelfrance #gravelholiday #gravelgrinder #cyclinglife #cyclinglife #cyclingphotography #cyclingover40 #cyclingvacation #cycllingholiday #southoffrance #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars

For a cold and grey #meatfreemonday here's a summe

For a cold and grey #meatfreemonday here's a summery picture of simple but delicious food made from home grown produce. This is tomatoes roasted in garlic, lemon zest & thyme on garlic infused almond yogurt 😋

#tomato #roastedtomatoes #homegrown #gardenproduce #vegan #veganfrance
#veganuary #whatveganseat #yum #homemade #vegamchef #vegancyclist #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation

Today the weather was absurd, worse than January,

Today the weather was absurd, worse than January, so I stayed in, spun some vinyl and caught up with some admin. This is from yesterday, crossing the Aveyron below Najac.

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I enjoy the winter but I am looking forward to eve

I enjoy the winter but I am looking forward to everything being green again....

#wintercycling #winter #greyday #fixedwheel #steelisreal #winterbike #bike #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #cyclingfrance #singlespeed #cyclingeurope #cycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #southoffrance

Winter has returned with a vengeance. Suddenly it

Winter has returned with a vengeance. Suddenly it's weirdly cold, windy and wet, so out came the winter bike again. I don't think I've ever ridden my fixed in Najac because of all the hills, but to my surprise it was OK.

#cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cycling #chateau #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #cyclingfrance #fixie #fixedgear #steelisreal #steelbike #robertscycles #southoffrance #southwestfrance #france #lifebehindbars #fromwhereiride

For #switchbacksaturday here's a gravel descent I

For #switchbacksaturday here's a gravel descent I trundled down today. You don't need to be much of a detective to figure out I didn't take the pic today, it was way too cold to stop, so I found an old one....

#switchback #gravel #groad #fromwhereiride #gravelfrance #lifebehindbars #gravelgrinding #vegancyclist #cycling #cyclingfrance #cyclinglife #wintercycling #france #vegancycling #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation

Gariottes are a regular feature of the landscape h

Gariottes are a regular feature of the landscape here. They're shelters for shepherds, but this one is unusual. Mostly they're either piles of rocks having collapsed long ago, or they're restored to better than new condition. This one is neither. It's quite damaged but is still recognisable.

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We're off to the UK for a couple of weeks tomorrow

We're off to the UK for a couple of weeks tomorrow which means no cycling for me 😭 So today I rode myself to destruction by struggling up all the steepest hills I know on my old steel fixie. This was taken just before the first big climb on the suspension bridge in Feneyrols with the chateau just visible behind.

#suspensionbridge #southwestfrance #tarnetgaronne #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #steelisreal #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #fromwhereiride #lifebehindbars #pignonfixe #killerride #climbbybike

For #meatfreemonday here is one of my other half's

For #meatfreemonday here is one of my other half's (@the.indulgent.vegan ) creations. It's faux fishcakes on pea purée with endives and asparagus. The flower is edible and is from our garden.

#vegan #veganfrance #whatveganseat #vegancyclist #veganeurope #cyclingholiday #cyclingvacation #food

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