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hi, after a week in spain chilling we back in uk now, just added mileage up and total miles cycled is 1,256. many thanks for all your support x debs and phil.

After walking up a mountain yesterday we could hardly move our legs this morning, i think we must have used different leg muscles and boy did they hurt, the deep heat was out first thing. We got the bikes out and were eagerly awaiting the bike clubs from alcoy and cocentaina to join us and stuart …

As we were staying in agres at the foot of the mariola mountains it only seemed right to do a bit of walking (suggested me).   The area is known for having huge caverns built high up on the mountains to act as ice stores.  Today we would be walking up to these, some 1200m high. …

After lack of sleep in an uncomfortable bed worrying about todays 3 massive hill climbs we set off, the wonderful valencian sun was just breaking through the clouds for the day and we were soon upon our first hill, it went well, my legs felt surprisingly fresh and we we’re soon stripping off as not to …

The hotel that we had last night was sheer luxury, I was quite sad to be leaving it and not spending another night there.  Our destination today was Ayora about 45 miles along the road.  It was probably one of the shortest days but it has been the hardest for both of us.  The hills …

Having spent a lovely afternoon in Teruel and looking at all it had to show us, we left bright and early on wonderful road, it was flat, windey and went through some beautiful gauges and valleys, the wagons struggled keeping up to us and gave us a ‘honk’ of thanks when we waved them passed this …

We we’re both looking forward to today the shortest miles and hopefully a lovely, straight, flat road.  This was true and we cruised along admiring the views and looking forward to our afternoon in Teruel doing the tourist thing.  We heard a rattle and Phil asked what it was I told him that I had picked …

It was another windy day when we looked out this morning, I wasn’t looking forward to getting pummeled by the winds and passing wagons again, yesterday had been bad enough, at one point when going down hill a wagon coming up in the opposite direction caught a gust of wind bounced it back towards me and I shook like a …

started the day off at 9am from the centre of tudela, as we hit the roads coming out of town we were submerged in mountain bike riders coming from every directions for there sunday morning ride out, this is the place to go , its mecca for mtb. once we were alone we started to …

We had torrential rain when we departed the charming medieval town this morning it stayed with us until 11am, by this time we were tired, cold and very wet.  I told Phil that I would be stopping at the next town and booking myself into a hotel there.  Luckily enough it then stopped raining and …