The epic journey across Spain on two wheels is over. Both men returned, scathed, bruised with plenty of saddle chafe, but bursting like an over-inflated tyre with excitement for their new found love of the bike and life on the road.
Today, 2-months since our valiant return, I announced the re-launch of Cyclismo Paridiso. In the next few days you will be able to jump back in the saddle with two brothers and a bike pump and relive the Spanish armarda. It will also function as a platform for all things bike.
Monday 14 September 2009
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Cyclismo Quote of the day
You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Apologise to all the loyal readers of Cyclismo Paridiso, the road of late has been brutal, and internet connections have proved hard to find.
This update will have to be brief, I am sitting on a very uncomfortable stool and my buttocks are rejecting me. Since the last update, hundreds of miles of kilometres have been consumed and we made a very unexpected pitstop at the most feral festival since Cruffs.
More to follow....
This update will have to be brief, I am sitting on a very uncomfortable stool and my buttocks are rejecting me. Since the last update, hundreds of miles of kilometres have been consumed and we made a very unexpected pitstop at the most feral festival since Cruffs.
More to follow....
Monday 13 July 2009
Captains Log - day 4
Apologies for the lack of blog action, the past two days on the road has seen us conquering some severly baron land with little or no signs of life and/or any form of internet - or "wee fee" as the Spanish say (Wi-Fi).
Our second big day in the saddle took us 90km in around 7 hours - significantly longer than we had ever planned to ride in a day. The day began with a spectacular mountain decent and a max speed of 63kph!!! Suitable camping ground was proving hard to find with middle Spain being so hot and dry - we would have surely snapped all tent pegs trying to pitch our two-man palace.
Patience prevailed and we were rewarded with a secret camping spot under some trees which happened to be next to a canal - the first water we had seen for over 100km. After some skinny dipping, Jose cooked our first bushtucker on our mini cooker - pasta con tomates.
Our second big day in the saddle took us 90km in around 7 hours - significantly longer than we had ever planned to ride in a day. The day began with a spectacular mountain decent and a max speed of 63kph!!! Suitable camping ground was proving hard to find with middle Spain being so hot and dry - we would have surely snapped all tent pegs trying to pitch our two-man palace.
Patience prevailed and we were rewarded with a secret camping spot under some trees which happened to be next to a canal - the first water we had seen for over 100km. After some skinny dipping, Jose cooked our first bushtucker on our mini cooker - pasta con tomates.
We are currently in a town called Cuenca after eating up around 270 km in three days. We hit our first big climb which took us to around 1150ft above sea level - not much fun going up but coming but the beauty of a good hill is you are always rewarded with a massive descent. Cuenca is a beautiful town built into the hills and we have found an actual campsite with pool, hot showers and all the amenities any camper could hope for. We have decided to rest today and enjoy the splendors of Cuenca. We shall be hitting the road again tomorrow and hoping to make a dent in the remaining 260km to the Spanish coast.
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