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The target was 600 miles this year, but reduced to 463 miles, but the final day did not disappoint. Here is a map of the full route 🙂   The trip to El Chorro is very scenic with plenty to … Continue reading →

This part of the tour I have done before two years ago. The ride was very good with some very nice sights along the way, but news from the UK about my house kind of ruined my day. Part of … Continue reading →

A hard day of climbing! Destination is Cordoba to a 4 star hotel at a good price. Tough ride to start with on country lanes with steep bills. Eventfully I am on the N road for the last 20 miles. … Continue reading →

Starting to push directly south now and picking up a following wind. Next stop Pozoblanco a small town.  Really nice hotel at the end of the ride! The ride started off fine along some road I have traveled before. After … Continue reading →

Not as misty as the past few days. Two days at the Parador was very relaxing. Its a government owned chain which started nearly 100 years ago. Whilst I did not know at the time, the Parador I cycled past … Continue reading →

Cloudy day to start with and for a worrying moment, rain was forecast at one point, but in fact it became warm as the sun broke through at around 1400. GPS was having issues as I started off as the … Continue reading →

The trip so far in the following screenshot from Komoot. Steady progress, but tomorrow I will be increasing the  ride distance. Still some way to go before I reach Gib, but I have 2 weeks to do it! The weather … Continue reading →

Today was too easy! After the nonsense of the previous two days I planned a shorter route. I think I could have done another 40KM, but it is what it is. Day starts off with nice coffee and upload of … Continue reading →

So, shorter ride planned today due to some bad weather forecast. Forecast was for thunder storms after 1500. So arrival planned for 1300. So no problem right?   So all starts of good. Nice long road with smooth surface. Big … Continue reading →

In at the deep end!  The going was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Due to various massive road projects and detours due to the damage caused by last year’s flooding in the Valencia region, I found … Continue reading →