{"id":7055,"date":"2006-06-12T10:46:32","date_gmt":"2006-06-12T14:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/?p=7055"},"modified":"2016-12-31T10:47:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T15:47:26","slug":"france-2006-new-rhythms-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/2006\/06\/france-2006-new-rhythms-road\/","title":{"rendered":"France 2006: new rhythms on the road"},"content":{"rendered":"

France 2006: new rhythms: life on the road<\/h3>\n
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Location: Le Puy en Velay, Auvergne, \u00a0France<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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    Kilometers: \u00a0763<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    falls: \u00a0Eric 4, Amaya 1<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    number of times on-lookers have remarked \"vous \u00eates bien charg\u00e9s!\" ( you're really loaded): 27<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \"\"After cycling what will certainly be counted amongst the 8 hottest days of the year, we arrived in Le Puy, the starting point of the pilgrimage route leading to Santiago de Compostelle. Mother Nature decided that the onset of summer would coincide with our departure and we've had scorching afternoons ever since.<\/p>\n

    On Day One we cruised along both banks of the Rhine, allowing us one final chance to bid farewell to Germany and treat ourselves to a delicious Spaghetti Eis (ice cream specialty that resembles a bowl of spaghetti, but with a strawberry rather than tomato sauce\u00a0). \u00a0We knocked off just over a hundred kilometers without undue effort and were pleasantly surprised to see that hauling 30 kilos of equipment on the back of a bicycle is as demanding as we had imagined.<\/p>\n

    Curious individuals often ask why we didn't choose a tandem for our trip. \u00a0The answer is simple: \u00a0we both like our independence and Amaya has no desire to spend 18 months staring at Eric's backside. \u00a0But cycling separately can pose problems--especially at a crossroads. \u00a0 More than once we've been obliged to flag down passers-by and question them as to whether they've seen a similarly outfitted cyclist, and if so in which direction was he\/she headed. \u00a0So we developed 'the whistle system' which numerous villages in Franche Comt\u00e9 are now well-acquainted with. \u00a0<\/p>\n

    \"TacklingBike paths and gentle riding quickly disappeared and within a couple of days we found ourselves tackling the imposing hills of the Jura and the Beaujolais region of Burgundy. \u00a0A long, steep climb brought us to St Cyr Le Ch\u00e2tou, where we arrived just in time to gorge ourselves on the leftovers of Sunday's f\u00eate du village. \u00a0Fresh cheese and pasta salad were kindly offered when the mayor took pity on us after having announced that we certainly wouldn't find a grocery store open within several hours' ride. \u00a0The food had been intended for local livestock who had to content themselves with stale baguettes instead, which was all that was left after our passage. \u00a0Lesson learned: \u00a0Monday is a day of rest for rural shopkeepers in the heart of the French countryside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \"\"Campsites are a rarity along the backroads of the Beaujolais. \u00a0We had resigned ourselves to a night of wild camping, \u00a0when G\u00e9rard appeared: \u00a0our savior. The sun was already low in the sky and we had already three hilly passes behind us as we slowly made our way up yet another hill and ... There was G\u00e9rard attending to his vineyard. \u00a0An avid cyclist himself, he enthusiastically welcomed us to camp under his cherry trees, offered Amaya a much-needed hot shower and Eric a taste of his Beaujolais nouveau. \u00a0Hot coffee, homemade jam, and a baguette awaited us the next morning to fortify us for the never-ending hills that awaited us. \u00a0Now that's hospitality!<\/p>\n

    We hope you will be as pleased\u00a0as we were to learn\u00a0that St B\u00f4nnet le ch\u00e2teau is not only a well-preserved medieval village (which can only be reached by arduous, winding roads) but also the world capital of p\u00e9tanque (boules). \u00a0For us, it offered a foretaste of the Pyrenees. While mapping out the following day's ride we realized with much dismay that yet more climbs were in store for us. \u00a0A quick consultation with some retired locals led to an alternative route consisting of an easy descent to the Loire valley and a pleasant ride following the meandering river of the same name. \u00a0<\/p>\n

    We are now enjoying a well-deserved rest day, playing tourist and seeing the sites of Le Puy. \u00a0Tomorrow bright and early we'll set of on the via podensis leading to the St Jean pied de Port, another crossroads to Santiago de Compostelle at the foot of the Pyrenees.\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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