Day 6 was always going to be a bit of a challenge, so we got
ourselves out on the road nice and early. With it being a bank holiday in
France, it meant that we didn’t see anyone else on the road until about 11.30…
The day was just over 100 miles with over 2,000 m of climbing, thankfully we
did get to do some downhills too, made even more fun by overtaking combine
harvesters and people on tandems with small trailers behind them to give them
extra momentum. The route might have been a bit shorter if we didn’t have gps
units attempting to send us up dirt tracks only suitable for mountain bikes and
goats.
The tough day meant that an afternoon stop in Nébouzat was
perfect for fuelling us up with coffee and flapjacks for the last of the big
ascents. Above all else, 2 things got us up the big hills:
- The huge amount of money that you have all been donating (thank you!)
- The lovely text message that we got from Nick (who heads out here to join us tomorrow evening), half way up a beast of a hill, reminding us that what we’re doing is helping out people who really do need it
The song stuck in Nobby’s head for the entire day was, of
course, The Climb by Miley Cyrus. Safe to say counselling is required for all
concerned.
Route details can be found here, we advise sitting on a rock
hard saddle for 7 hours before viewing to try and recreate the ride:
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