Penultimate day. Vars to St Martin de Vesubie

No wifi tonight so will keep it short.

It has been one of the hardest but most beautiful of rides.

Just over 130km and 2660m of ascent

It all started gently with our superb crew giving us a lift back up to the top of the Vars. we were so glad that we saved the descent until the morning as the view on the descent was breathtaking - and you know - the beauty just mept coming until our senses were bursting.

The first climb was a monster. The Cime de Bonette (in a very good friends words) is a mans climb! What a route. Topping out at 2850 and 18%


You can imagine the descent. Had it not been for the wind we would have not have needed to peddle for 40km. Picnicking in the most stunning of Gorges.

Coffee stop Sauveur gave a much needed shot of Espeesso before a lesser known but stunning climb up to Valbourd. Slight interrupted by the most thunderous of thunder storms - Jim and I sheltering in separate doorways.

We finished off with another cracking descent to a hot bath in St Martin