Today we ride the last 100km in a hot spanish morning

We met the guys from Barcelona for the lunch in Calella, than a break on the seaside and back on the saddle for the last 40km all together

Arrive in Barcelona, with a nice welcome party @ Cream (thank you guys!!)

Last data:

1514 km

58h 31′ of riding

11

Almost 40°C

70km over the Pyrenees in 2h 20′ with an average speed of 24.8 km/h

total 118km to Girona

first killed tire due the skid down the Pyrenees

Last day tomorrow.. meeting with the guys from Barcelona to ride the last 40km thogether

…a day later.. yesterday we got problem to find a place in the campings on the french coast, a lot of things to do, and the need to go sleep early.. that means: no time for internet and no blog update..

178 km

7h 30′ of riding

hot as hell, down to Argelés sur Mer.. finally the sea!

The hottest day of the trip..

148 km in the french country

5h 30′ of riding

1 flat

a bit of up and down, and a ride through Montpellier (really nice) to reach the coast.. and the sea!

Today in Remoulais (F) we pass the 1000 km, after 38h 8′ of hard riding.. a cake and a group photo to celebrate the moment!

170 km
6 h
27 km/h average
Ready for the beach tomorrow
Super nice landscape through the valley of Rhône
Still 5 riders left

Scared about the people who are going to the reggae festival near to our camping

Dennis and Hector just let jump stones over the water like kids

We can’t sit anymore

Now in Bagnols –

150 km
62 km/h high speed
5 hours of riding
55 km after Lyon on the Gypsy Campsite;)
After a 3 day break one damaged knee is back in game!Yeah!
Noem who rode with us till Lyon is gonna leave tomorrow with Fabian who has bad knee problems!Thank u guys u are awesome!

Pictures will follow

An horrible night, waked up by a screaming and crying baby at 2 AM.. Sven was going crazy, Hector asked for a gun, nobody could sleep

Grey sky in the mornig, some sunbeams in the afternoon

146 km

5h of riding

a broken knee try to ride this mornig.. he must give up after a couple of hours.. it

No sun, no rain.. just grey

131 km

5h

the broken knees are travelling on the car

extreme uphill 16%.. done!

two flat

missing stuff of yesterday is still missing + Fabians pills

first crash, just some scratches

quote of day: ” Pain is temporary.. quitting lasts forever”

Actually in Dole Jura – FRANCE