Alex and I slayed the Pyrenees. They are beautiful and they are challenging. When you resolve yourself to the fact that you will be traveling at 3mph and just let that happen, it really makes the 10-15% grade easier - or at least doable. About midway up the pass, you start to encounter cows, sheep and horses. On the Spain side there was mostly sheep. It was also a bit chilly, but since were were climbing for several hours, the temps didn't bother us at all.
We finished the day with I believe 6850 ft ascent over just under 70 miles. We were exhausted, as expected, but very satisfied with the ride and the day. We observed that:
- In Spain, unpaved roads are NOT paved. In fact, probably a mountain bike is required on many unpaved roads in Spain.
Because of the super tough gravel roads, we chose to make some on-the-fly modifications to our route towards the end of the day.
Please tune in again tomorrow :)
Congratulations on such a challenging ride. Well done. Thank you for sharing all these great photos.
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ReplyDeleteHey Camron and Alex how tough was that stage at the Basque Country! this is Mau from Mexico city, keep enjoying your trip, great to meet you.
ReplyDeleteHey Mau!!!!! So good to see you on our blog. The Basque Country stage was definitely our most challenging - so far as ascents, but we had good weather which made it enjoyable. And really - it's such a beautiful place. We enjoyed your company at Tours. Are you back home now?
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