Simon and Rob Invade and Conquer France
A Cycling Adventure
17 days of cycling through France with Simon. Featuring crashes, rain, Coypu, the Tourmalet, racing Eric, toilets, warm scummy water, and designer luggage.
July 16 - August 2, 2001
·~1,200 km
·17 days·19 entriesPrologue
England
Day 1: The Prologue
Cambridge → Bayonne → Biarritz
Day 2: Starting the Climb
Biarritz → St Etienne de Baigny
Day 3: The Day Rob Crashed
St Etienne de Baigny → Licq Athery
Day 4: The Day It Rained
Licq Athery → Mifages
Day 5: Coypu!
Mifages → Barages
Day 6: And Relax...
Barages (rest day)
Day 7: The Tourmalet
Barages → Col du Tourmalet → Arreau
Day 8: Racing Eric
Arreau → Aspet
Day 9: Simon and The Toilet
Aspet → Massat
Day 10: Warm Scummy Water
Massat → Ax Les Thermes
Day 11: Prelude to Nothing
Ax Les Thermes → Limoux
Day 12: Crack 'n' Fail
Limoux → Lezignan Corbieres
Day 13: Concrete Campsite
Lezignan Corbieres → St Pierre Sur La Mer
Day 14: Velo a Grande Vitesse
St Pierre sur la Mer → Montpellier
Day 15: The Little Man with the Big Knife
Montpellier → Nimes
Day 16: Slow Cooked
Nimes (rest day)
Day 17: Designer Luggage - Epilogue
Nimes → Paris → Cambridge