Cycling Holidays

SoliD said:
shorts and t shirt
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But yeah, I've done it in October. We got a little wet actually, but on the whole it was quite nice still. Possibly preferable to the time I did Girona in June and was quite worried about dehydration at one point with 35+ degree days, up some of the climbs.
 
October probably *should* be ok. It's just been battered by storms as has a lot of Spain so i don't think it's guaranteed, but i imagine for someone coming from the UK shorts and t shirts would be a definite!
 
Booked the ferry crossings at the weekend for Liege-Bastogne-Liege next year.

Can't find the GPX I had for this year's challenge (sportive) route but the long route in 2024 was 259km with 4126m of climbing. Best get some training in! Hopefully the weather will be better than Flanders in 2023...
 
Martynt74 said:
October probably *should* be ok. It's just been battered by storms as has a lot of Spain so i don't think it's guaranteed, but i imagine for someone coming from the UK shorts and t shirts would be a definite!
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Might hedge it and have a backup for Sicily, I know going away this time of year can be a bit hit and miss and have had a few wet days, but if 5 of 7 days are dry and warm then i'm good!
 
SoliD said:
Might hedge it and have a backup for Sicily, I know going away this time of year can be a bit hit and miss and have had a few wet days, but if 5 of 7 days are dry and warm then i'm good!
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Could be worth heading a bit further south.
I think Girona can always be susceptible to rain.
 
Just got back from a week in Mallorca and we had some cracking storms. The sort where the thunder and lightning is all around you. Lasted for hours as well.

Think my favourite ride was when it had been raining for a lot of the day until about 4pm. Went out around 5 and the combination of the rain (and huge puddles in places) along with it being the golden hour was absolutely stunning.
 
fez said:
Just got back from a week in Mallorca and we had some cracking storms. The sort where the thunder and lightning is all around you. Lasted for hours as well.

Think my favourite ride was when it had been raining for a lot of the day until about 4pm. Went out around 5 and the combination of the rain (and huge puddles in places) along with it being the golden hour was absolutely stunning.
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We had those in March, so loud the whole villa shook.
 
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I saw that email, saw the climbs and instantly deleted the email. I notice Col de Sarenne at the end. When I descended that a few years back, the road surface was shocking. I wonder if it's been resurfaced then? It was beautiful though.
 
I was looking at the Col de Sarenne on Streetview this afternoon and thought it looked properly remote (though obviously Bourg and AdH aren't far away) - stunning views.
 
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