James and Stephs Paris to Barcelona Bike Ride





This blog is the Journal of James and Stephanie's Bike Ride taking place between the 17th and 30th July 2010, an unsupported ride taking in 800 miles of road between Paris and Barcelona, with the addition of the stage 14 tour de france ascents of port de pailheres and/or Ax 3 Domaine... both category 1 climbs!

We are supporting the Starlight Foundation a very worthy charity that grants wishes for terminally ill children

We Raised £10,000 for the starlight foundation
I have been asked a few times if I still have any of the routes / planning docs etc. by people looking to do a similar route - yes I do and happy to share, get in touch at james.cole@indigo-leaf.com


Friday, 16 July 2010

County Times

Friday, 9 July 2010

Check out my current location

Monday, 5 July 2010

Think we are going for the Ax 3 Domain - Profile below!

Yes, we have decided to go for the Ax 3 Domain, which is the finish of stage 14, which is happening on the 18th July, so we will be watching it after completing our first day, and we will be completing it half way through day 10

Ax 3 Domain

Col de Pailheres or Ax 3 Domaines

Steph and I are considering which col to climb! both are part of stage 14 of the tour this year>>> col de pailheres was always our first choice as it had the kudos of exceeding 2000m in height, however the Ax 3 Domianes is the actual finish for the stage, and is actually a more arduous climb but only half the distance.. maybe we'll see how we feel when we get there

County Times

looks like the county times are going to run an article on us, and we have the photographer coming on wednesday to take a picture... so time to practise sucking the belly in!