Biarritz -> Girona
Day 1 to Day 12 · 2024-08-17 to 2024-08-30 · 13 days · 13 activities
Cycling totals · 2d 1h 36m · 937.1 km · 19,574 m
Whole Trip Route
12 segments
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Day 0
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Day 1Sleeping at Stansted, followed by some mechanicals. Short day on the saddle
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Day 2Totalled
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Day 3We're back baby, 1 new bike and 1 Frankenstein brake later. Late start, but we're back on the grind.
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Day 4Stunning views in Parque Natural Valles Occidentales, another day in paradise.
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Day 5Long slog uphill to the ski slopes followed by a cracking Alpine descent. Found a tidy little camping spot to finish the day.
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Day 6Col d'Aubisque - honest 16.6km of climbing.
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Day 7Completed Col du Tourmalet with the boys, the highest mountain pass in the Pyrenees, and one of the most brutal Tour de France climbs. Cold and cloudy day on the saddle, but it was worth it.
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Day 8Recovery day is needed... too bad we've already used them all.
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Day 9Two fearless dogs guarding the bikes from all kinds of sneaky creatures
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Day 10Cycling through Andora, the enchanting microstate without airports or trains.
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Day 11Penultimate day of cycling, with just one croissant left for breakfast, followed questional meat pastry. Making the most of these final descents before we hit Girona.
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Day 12Touch down. Bike boxes secured.