Stage Distance: 176km Total Distance: 2069km Stage 13 saw us continue on from Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond in what Phil Deeker described as a recovery ride. This is one small part of the strange world that
Stage Distance: 216km Total Distance: 1893km Stage 12 saw us start our journey across the heart of France in a route that would see us start at Fougeres in the north-west of France, cutting diagonally
Stage Distance: 33km Total Distance: 1677km Stage 11, the second time trial day on the tour and it was a day to head out on our own unlike the previous time trial. The main problem
Stage Distance: 187km Total Distance: 1644km Stage 10 was a flat day but again this is flat in the world of the tour and our strange life nowadays. Flat saw us climb over 1800m which
Stage Distance: 103km Total Distance: 1457km Stage 9 was by far the worst day of my tour so far. It wouldn’t take much as so far I have enjoyed it immensely, even the hard days
Stage Distance: 202km Total Distance: 1354km This was our first big mountain day with an HC climb followed by a Cat 1 climb. As is often the case, we actually ride slightly further than the
Stage Distance: 205km Total Distance: 1152km Stage 7 saw us finally hit what the tour is most known for and the part I am most dreading, the mountains. We started the day in Montpelier and
Stage Distance: 166km Total Distance: 947km Today was a short day “only” 100 miles. That is how strange this tour has become for us all. What was once a major achievement is now an everyday
Stage Distance: 227km Total Distance: 781km Stage 5 was our longest stage to date at 227km, taking us from Nice to Marseille. The route was fairly up and down the whole way, including three cat
Stage Distance: 23km Total Distance: 554km Today was one of those “just have to get it done” days. The ferry overnight seemed very warm and I was very dehydrated, so didnt sleep much. Disembarking from