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Col de Saraille, Pyrenees

Editorial:

For this quarter’s issue of CMI Lifestyle Magazine we

have chosen the theme of “altitude”. This brings us

into the world of the mountains. The mountains

have always played an important role in our sport,

from the challenge of the Sunday rider wanting to

make it up the famous climbs, to the deciding

moments of the world’s biggest bike races. There’s

a sporting, aesthetic and inspiring element to the

mountains. We hope you enjoy some of the articles

and images pertaining to the topic of “ALTitude” in

this issue.


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Walled Cities: Tarn Trip

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The Tarn, in the South of France, is full of old towns and walled cities, also offering some of the best and quietest roads in the world. Ride to a historic village for lunch, enjoy the region’s wine, relax in a quiet setting, and create some memories that will last a lifetime! Pick you own dates

or choose from our list €1999.00 per person


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Plateau de Beille

• Tony Asmus rides the famous climb

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Altitude

• Photo Reportage

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Wine Country

• Le Gaillacois

TRAINING .

Mountains Training Page 19 Car Up, Car Back How to share the road

RIDES .

Page 17 Myth of Alpe d’Huez What makes this climb so hard? Page 26 Col Du Tourmalet We ride the Legend

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Page 9 Cobbled Climb of Cordes Page 30 CMI Pro Cycling A season’s summery of the Pro Racing team so far.


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Mountains Training

It's no big secret that many pro and amateur riders head to the mountains every now and then for training. Why? And what are the advantages? We recently joined CMI Tours on their Mountains Pro Training trip in the Pyrenees to take a look at what's involved in a mountains training camp. Especially in the approach to the Tour de France or other 3 week stage races, the pros often take to the mountains for a training camp. Many amateurs and weekend worriers (or "sportif" riders as seems to be the fashionable name these days) also put themselves through a training camp, or holiday in the mountains at some point during the year. There are numerous advantages to training in the mountains, and the advantages are the same for all riders, from wannabe to has-been via yellow jersey contender. Advantages: 1) Mental focus When you go away for a week or a long weekend in the mountains, the first thing you do is focus. By going to train

somewhere different you automatically cut out many of the other, non-cycling related stresses, strains and obligations. You have gone somewhere with a purpose, and that action alone enables you focus more on that task. It might seem simple and even obvious. But don't neglect it's value.

2) Welcome distraction Let's face it, the mountains are beautiful. No matter where you are, or who you are, you have to be awestruck by the beauty and visual distraction of such epic scenery. Suffering in such a setting makes riding and training that much more enjoyable. Again, don't neglect this element of training. Knocking out the same training rides and loops around your home area year after year might enable you to use certain hills or sections to time yourself and compare yourself on, but at the end of the day it leads to a certain staleness

in your training; and lets face it, no matter how nice it is where you live, doing the same thing over and over is just plain boring. Inspiration is required to keep the fire and desire burning to enable you to progress in your cycling. 3) Simplicity You might go out and do hill reps, or do

hard 20 minute intervals at home, but when you ride up a climb (a real climb that is!) you go hard. No matter how easy you try to go, you will inevitably be doing a sustained effort for an extended period of time. Although you can obviously go faster or slower up a climb, for most non-pro riders just making it up a climb is hard. What this means is that due to the steepness of the climb, you can't really back off your effort like you can

when doing a hard effort on the flat. Let's also not forget that a climb is going to be about 45 mins +. Depending on the climb and your fitness level you could be climbing for 1.5 to 2hrs. Try replicating that on your local loop. It's doable, but takes a lot more work and effort than going for a nice ride in the mountains. And if you think you can do repetition up your local hill and end up with the same effect you are wrong. Although you might end up with the same total elevation climbed, the fact that it is broken up as you go up and down the hill, thus not giving you a sustained effort, totally changes the training value. 4) Muscular adaptability By going out and riding climbs in the mountains you are not only working your cardiovascular system, you are also teaching your body to get used to pushing certain gears. Riding for an hour up a climb will teach you to push bigger gears, which will also help improve your strength for riding on the flat, or riding into a headwind. This might sound obvious but when riding up a climb your position on the

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bike is slightly different. Because your bike is on an incline you are effectively changing all the angle of your bike setup. This is one of the reasons people often suffer back pain when climbing long hills if they are not used to it. The mountains help you train your body to better adapt to varying position on the bike according to terrain changes. You can't get that from doing hill reps on a shorter hill, as it is the sustained time in that climbing position that teaches you to adapt.

With all these elements in mind. We headed to the small Pyrenean town of Massat in the heart of the Ariege National Park on CMI Tours' "Mountains Pro Training" trip. CMI Tours offers their Pro Mountains Training in addition to more standard and "relaxing" trips to the Pyrenees. Pro Mountains Training focuses more on longer rides and more serious training. The location of the house right in the middle of the little town was perfect for both riding and post riding recovery and activities. As well as being only a few footsteps from a few cafes and restaurants, the house is also literally at the foot of climbs such as the Col d'Agnes, Col de Port, Col de Saraille and Port de l'Hers.

The local cafes await us for an

afternoon drink

After a little lie-in to enable good rest and proper recovery, and after a relaxing breakfast in the cool morning mountain air, we would set out for our

training rides. The pace should ideally be steady, not too fast, especially in the early part of the week as the accumulated back to back rides and elevation gain takes its toll after 3 or 4 days, and to enable you to get the most benefit out of the training, you are better off making it through the entire week (or long weekend) than having two hard days and then needing a day off the bike

to stay alive.

Depending on your group and goals, some training camps will include intervals of varying types, usually ranging from a sustained hard effort all the way up a climb to a series of short accelerations in designated parts. For some hard core race prep CMI Tours has been known to organize training days that saw the riders do a 110km loop with 3 climbs, doing 30 second sprints with 1 minute rest all the way up every climb. Considering each climb takes approx 40 mins to climb for a fit racing cyclist, that's a pretty big day at the office. Talk to the CMI Tours staff to discuss your needs and requirements before going on a Pro Mountains Training camp to get sessions and rides best suited to your needs and requirements. Our rides ranged from about 70km (which is still around a 3 hr ride because you are in the mountains) and 150km. After our day's training we returned to the house in Massat. Generally had a shower and either lounged around the yard and garden area or meandered over to the local cafe for a coffee or cold coke.

Depending on the length of the day's ride we would spend our afternoons/evenings either lounging around half dead, or we headed up to the lake part way up the Col d'Agnes for drink at the little cafe there, or went for a walk along the river than runs through Massat. An evening meal with a well deserved beer or glass of wine allowed us to unwind and recount war stories of past exploits or to simply sit back chat about everything and anything. For those still sprightly enough to undertake more physical activity, there was the option of a ping-pong game. Admittedly after such hard days on the bike the ping-pong games usually consisted of just knocking the ball back and forth and giggling at how poor at it we were.

The advantages to riding and training in

the mountains are endless. A few of the

local Pro riders have taken to using CMI

Tours' location in Massat in preparation

for the Tour de France over the past

couple years. The Massat base has

also seen an increase in Elite Amateur

teams coming in for team training

camps and specific race prep training

over the past 2 years. More than just a

focused training block, a mountains

training camp is also a getaway, a

holiday of sorts, a change of pace, and

if you like riding your bike, it's heaven!

For further information, bookings and

availability contact Chris on

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discussing your Pro Mountains Training

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Valley de l’Aveyron, Tarn, Midi Pyrenees, France


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Cobbled Climb of Cordes

The little hill-top town of Cordes-Sur-

Ciel in the department of the Tarn, Midi-

Pyrenees in the south of France was

recently voted France's favorite town.

This historic tourist attraction is a

beautiful little town to walk around, to

have a look at the shops in and to have

lunch while overlooking the stunning

vista from the square at the top of the

fortified city. But if you are a crazy

cyclist, it has a little something extra to

offer the challenge crazed bi-ped.

Back in 1222 when the town was built, they didn't have roads as we know them today. The main road up to the top of the town has changed little since that date. Sections of the road have been revamped, but it remains a very steep, and most importantly cobbled road, just as it was centuries ago. The climb itself is "only" 500 meters. However the average grade of 15%, with sections as steep as 25% makes it seem a lot longer. Add to that the fact that it is cobbled, and that some of the

cobbles on the steeper sections are somewhat unstable and at some funny angles, and you got yourself a fun little challenge. A few years ago the little town of Cordes introduced a one way system through town. Yes, crazy as it may seem, you can still drive your car up and down these little streets. In the summertime when tourists flock to the area, only the locals are allowed to drive through the steepest cobbled streets, however in winter the streets are open to all. Due to the steepness and narrowness of the streets, they introduced a one way system, where the steep cobbled climb is to be used as a decent only. This means that the challenge seeking cyclist needs to break the law and go the wrong way up the crazy street to achieve the challenge. Needless to say we are not encouraging people to go the wrong way up a one way street; but, even when over-run with tourists struggling to walk up the main street, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone doing anything other than cheering you on as you struggle up the cobbles. It is common for people to step aside, look at you with a somewhat perplexed look, follow you with their head as you slowly crawl past them, then applaud you and cheer you on in amazement and admiration. The simple achievement of getting to the top is truly exhilarating. As Kelly Smith from Australia found out in early August. Kelly used to race motorbikes, and is well accustomed to the thrills of adrenalin rushes. As she made it to the top of hill, huffing and puffing, sweat dripping off the tip of her nose, clearly in a fair amount of pain, she also had that awesome look of sheer exhilaration on


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her face and in her eyes. "That was awesome" she stated, taking her hands off the bars to show us how much she was shaking with adrenalin. Many have come to the Tarn area of southern France to experience the awesome and somewhat unknown riding the area has to offer, and many have been enchanted by the town and the climb of Cordes. It's the ultimate combination of history, cycling, skill, fun and challenge with a little hint of Belgium in the form of dodgy cobbles for good measure. If you are interested in experiencing the

the challenge of the cobbles, CMI Tours

offers a trip called "Walled Cities" which

includes this fantastic cobbled climb. Or

if you are in the area or traveling

through, you can get a guide for the day

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Col de la Croix de Fer

This beautiful 25km climb offers some

stunning scenery. This dam, part way up

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The Decent of the infamous Alpe

d’Huez. The Alpe d’Huez climb is

known for its 21 corners, needless

to say they are as much of a thrill

going down the climb as they are

going up. Some would argue, more

of a thrill.


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Location: Javea, Spain

Emphasis: Riding Skills, Training and fitness.

Dates: March 07-14 2015 March 14-21 2015 Price: 1499.00 Euro Based on twin share Meals: Breakfast and Dinner included Trip Size: 26 people max.

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Ride details: Day 1 Arrival: 45km ride Day 2: 85km to Calpe Day 3: 120km or 70km Day 4: 145km or 70km Day 5: 25-45km Rest day Day 6: 150km or 80km

Day 7: 105km or 60km Day 8: Departure

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The Myth of Alpe d’Huez

The awesome Alpe d'Huez; known by

all cyclists from experts to beginners, is

probably THE best known climb in the

world. We all know about the

significance the Alpe d'Huez has to

cycling, due to its history in the Tour de

France, it's difficulty at the end of an

epic Tour stage etc etc. We aren't here

to discuss that. It's fame is well enough

established.

Everyone wants to ride Alpe d'Huez,

and everyone has to, at least once in

their life. But is it that hard? Is it that

pretty, that challenging... is it really that

"epic"? The answer is a rather

surprising, and possibly slightly

saddening "no".

Racing VS riding

Racing Alpe d'Huez and riding it are two

very different things. It's fame has

come from a racing pedigree. The

lower 3 or 4 kms of Alpe d'Huez are the

hardest, as they reveal ramps of around

10%. Racing into a climb of that

steepness, having come off a flat valley

road at full gas and hitting those steep

slopes forces riders to go deep into the

red. It's a sink or swim situation. Not

like other climbs that generally start

more gradually, allowing some riders a

little time to "ease" into it. For this

reason the Alpe is a horrible climb, a

beauty in hellish cycling irony. Putting

riders in (or near) the red so early in a

climb means they either pop early, or

struggle to find their climbing legs for

the entire climb, leading to dramatic

stage finishes and cycling history being

made.

However for the mere mortals, the

Sunday rider who rides up Alpe d'Huez

with friends on a cycling holiday, it is

just another climb. You can start the

climb on the steeper slopes easy,

allowing you to ease into the climb (a

luxury the pro's don't have) and once

you get past the first 4kms, it is basically

a climb like any other.

Beauty in disguise

You certainly get some great views of

the valley on your way up Alpe d'Huez,

but in terms of beauty, it is by no means

nicer than any other number of climbs in

the Alpes or Pyrenees. The fact that it

is so popular and that there is a town at

the top, means that the Alpe d'Huez

road is heavily traveled by both cyclists

and cars, trucks and buses. This heavy

traffic makes it a somewhat less than

pleasant or peaceful climb, and gives it

something of a stressful edge.

To Ride it or Not to Ride it?

The Alpe is a climb that has to be done!

Due to it's cycling history, you have to

ride it, at least once in your life for two

reasons. 1) so as to better appreciate

what the Pros go through when you

watch the Tour on TV, and 2) to tick it

off the list. But once you have ticked

that Alpe d'Huez box, you would be well

advised to seek out other, often lesser

known, majestic beasts.

If you need advice on what majestic

beasts to seek, have a look at joining a

CMI Tours trip to the Pyrenees or the

Alps, or scour the internet, or visit the

local Tourist Office for advice and ride

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Car up, Car back

It is common practice among cyclists to warn each-other of a car behind the group, or ahead of the group with the all too familiar "Car UP" and "Car back" warnings. Although this is well established and is generally to be encouraged, we have noticed over the past few years, that the use of this warning may have

changed the way we ride on public roads. Food for thought:

Think about this: If we are out riding on

public roads, very aware of the dangers

of the road and aware that we have to

share the road with other

road users, we should

probably adopt a riding

style that assumes that

there is always a car

behind us. Riding with the

idea that there is another

road user right behind us

should be the norm so as

to avoid dangers and

reduce our interference

with other road users. As

such, if you think about it,

we should actually not be

yelling a warning when

there is a car present, but

actually be warning each other when

there is NOT a car present, thus

allowing other riders to meander into the

middle of the road or do whatever it is

they do that requires them to be riding in

a manner that might obstruct other road

users.

We are not saying that anyone should

stop warnings about cars, but that

perhaps the use of the "Car BACK"

warning has inadvertently lead many

cyclists to subconsciously think it is ok

to be all over the road until they hear

the warning. If cyclists are able to ride

closer to each other, or get out of the

way of other road users when the

warning has been yelled out, why aren't

we able to constantly ride as such. It

seems to have become common

practice to ride in groups where

everyone is side by side, but taking up

the entire lane. Group riders can be

riding side by side but shouldn't be

going any further out into the road than

half of lane maximum.

Before anyone sparks up; we are not

saying it is a bad thing to warn everyone

of a car, and this practice should be

maintained. But it is an interesting

thought that perhaps the warnings have

made us a little lax in our riding styles,

and perhaps we can improve, just a

little.

Stay safe, and enjoy your riding.


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The 3 Cols ride starts from our base in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park in Massat

Plateau de Beille

During CMI Tours' week long

"Pyrenees Discovery" trip to the Pyrenees, there is the option do get in a couple of pretty big days that they refer to as "3 Col days". The idea is pretty self-explanatory. Get in a solid day on the bike, including 3 Pyrenean climbs. The first of these "3 col days" takes the group up the Port de L'Hers which starts off right in the little town of Massat in the Pyrenees National Park in the Ariege; this is where the trip bases itself for the week. After the Port de L'Hers, the ride goes down the other side of the mountain, along the valley and up the famed Plateau de Beille. This is the main attraction of the day. The climb has been featured many times in the Tour de France, and at 15km for an average of 8%, it's pretty hard to miss. After this big climb, the ride descends back down, along the valley again and returns to Massat via the Col de Port. A recent member of the September "Pyrenees Discovery" trip was Tony Asmus from Australia, who joined a small group of French cyclists who were also in Massat on a special trip for only a couple of days. Here Tony shares his experience of the Plateau de Beille "3 Col day". "The day started with the normal banter when riders get together for a ride. All light hearted and fun, I'm not a French speaker but know enough to have a good laugh along." "We headed out of our base in Massat

straight into the first climb of the day, the Port de L'Hers which is quite literally a kilometer from home. It's a steady climb up to a lake with the last couple of kilometers winding along with cows & sheep sharing the road with you. The weather was perfect and the scenery through this part was stunning." "From here it was a reasonably flat roll onto the big climb of the day, the Plateau de Beille. All the way the boys had said this climb is a "war", and they were right... but in a good way! No denying it's a solid climb with little rest, but the sense of accomplishment at the top makes it worthwhile. Plus when it's next in the tour you can say " I did that ". Make sure you take a camera to remember the view from the top! We did the fun descent back down the same road we just climbed to the town at the bottom to grab a quick bite to eat. Then, it was straight into the Col de Port!"

As usual after a few hours in the mountains, everyone settled down to eat probably a little too much, and no one was clear headed enough to forgo the indulgence of some tasty pastries for desert. So it was with bellies full of food that, after a little coffee, the bikes were laden with well-fed riders and pointed towards the final climb of the day.

The final climb of the day

"I have seen this one on the tour before and they seem to glide up it. The first 10km is rolling and not that hard, the last 7 are harder... and I don't think I'll be in a tour break away any time soon! From the top we descended back down the other side and across the bridge over the little river into Massat. Boys will be boys and we just had to finish the ride with a little town-sign hill sprint." "After a solid 125k day the beers tasted oh so good! Thanks to the CMI riders and CMI Tours for a taste of what it feels like to do a tour stage."

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Col Du Tourmalet

The ride started in Bagneres de Bigorre.

We unloaded the bikes from the cars as the mighty Tourmalet loomed in the distance. After the standard pre-ride preparations we headed off up the valley towards the little town of St Marie de Campan. St Marie de Campan is right at the foot of the Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet. The history buffs might know it as the town where Eugene Christophe welded his forks back together during the 1913 Tour de France, only to be disqualified because the young apprentice at the blacksmith's worked the bellows for him, which was considered "outside assistance". Outside assistance was not allowed back in those days. From St Marie we attacked the all too famous Col du Tourmalet. Meandering our way up the mountain, with the sun beating down on us, our eyes drifted from the road to the stunning views that surrounded us. After a pleasant period of suffering and vista overload, we made it to the top with a smile on our faces. The weather was stunning all day, and the blue skies emphasized the

sheer beauty of the area to perfection. After the obligatory photos at the top of the mountain, we sped down the descent into the Luz Valley, with nothing but small pockets of sheep to slow us down in a sudden moment of shock and surprise. The remainder of the ride saw us ride around Argeles Gazost towards the pilgrimage town of Lourdes to finish our ride back at the car in Bagneres de Bigorre with a perfect 100km in the legs! For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to the ride this historic and

majestic climb, it is a must do. It is a box that has to be ticked. Contact CMI Tours via www.cmicycling.com for further information on the climb or to plan a trip. And whatever you do, don't forget your climbing legs and your camera!

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Although not prepared to push it, we

couldn’t just let him fly on ahead of us. So

we let off the brakes just a little bit. So

there’s a lesson for you. True top pros don’t

always take all sorts of stupid risks on the

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This is our flagship trip.

Our base for this trip is a traditional Pyrenean house in a quiet village in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park. This is the ideal location from

which to start our stunning and challenging rides, as well as being a relaxing location for better recovery. Daily rides will take you through some

stunning mountain scenery along peaceful roads and on some of the Tour de France mountains you’ve seen on TV.

We have a wide variety of rides on option for you, and an endless list of mountains for you to climb, from the famous Plateau de Beille to the little

known but remarkable Col de la Crouzette.

Exclusive groups from 2 to 6 people max keeps this trip personal and fun.


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Racing Summary


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After winning the Pyrenees

Championship CMI’s Simeon Green

was selected to participate in the

Amateur National Championships as

part of the Regional Team.

The difficult and hilly course at

Nationals apparently suited him as he

came away with a 5th place.


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Above: Team Training Camp in the Pyrenees

Below: Lilian Sanvicente leading the early breakaway in

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A historic 1, 2 result for the team as

Guillaume Soula and Julien Schick grab

first and second place at the “Lers” 1

day race.

A big moment for everyone involved

with CMI in September as Gorgi

Popstefanov of Macedonia took part

in the World Time Trial Championships

A Time Trial in France in

October marked the end of

the 2014 season for the team


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Wine Country

I finished my last coffee of the morning, donned my cycling kit and locked the door behind me. The mornings are quite fresh at this time of year, but if you wait until late morning, it warms up quite quickly and is one of the most pleasant times of the year in the South of France. A few pedal strokes and I'm out in the middle of no-where, surrounded by the oldest vineyard in France and I am lost in the whir of the tires and the occasional clunk of the gears changing. There's something therapeutic about riding alone sometimes. You lose yourself in the peacefulness of the area, your thoughts become clearer and more organized, and you take notice of the smaller things in life; such as the smell of freshly overturned soil as you ride past a field, or the smell and the sticky sound of the road after farm vehicles have accidentally trickled fresh grape juice over the road following the recent grape-picking season. There's something romantic and natural about such rides.

The Gaillac area of France is, as I said, one of the oldest wine regions in France. It is also home to a variety of grape that only exists is this area: "Loin de l'Oeil". Contrary to many of the "new age" wine areas of the world, the Gaillac region if highly traditional. Wine is not merely an alcoholic drink in these parts, it's a way of life, a historic source of riches, and in many respects, a form of art. What often makes French wines a little difficult for the mass-market laymen to appreciate, is the concept that no two bottles of wine will be the same from year to year. The art and the beauty of

French wines is that they vary according to many factors, such as rainfall, sunshine, choice of grape varieties and

mixtures, soil types etc. Each year you get a wine from a certain chateau, you expect it to be different, you want to be able to discover the flavors and specific elements that reflect that year's events. A good wine is a beauty that is ever changing. In many respects the

riding is much the same in this part of France. The seasons change and have their moods from year to year. The crop rotations in the various fields alter the views and vistas from one year to the next. The rich colours of yellow colsa or sunflower fields that carpet the rolling hills one year might be dark green corn fields or golden brown wheat the next. There is a huge network of roads in most European countries, and the rural areas outside of the city of Toulouse are no different. Hundreds of little roads intertwine throughout the countryside, giving you an endless possibility of rides and of variations on any given loop or circuit. No two rides need ever be the same. This is a luxury I all too often forget. Some people say "the world is your oyster", well, my world is my playground!

By Simeon Green


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