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Mon Sep 16th 2013
| Languedoc Day 2 | 3* |
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Leader:Chris Walters |
Start Time:9:00 am |
Start Location:Uzes |
Description:Montclus |
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Riders:Andy PixtonChris Walters David Smith John Talbot John Tranter Katherine Boyce Phil Stubbings Ursula Hallam Riders = 8 Weather:   Report:The day was planned to be a long one - up to Montclus, north of Uzes. We started by fighting with the routes programmed into Garmins, which seemed to consist of some serious fieldwork, and then Katherine fought with some gravel...A quick visit to the boulangerie and the pharmacie sorted matters out and soon we were making away up the most deceptive false flat in the world, onto the Garrigue. Lussan provided the first place of interest, a 16th century village on a hill, with stunning panoramic views to the Cevennes, the Ardeche, the Alpes and monts Bouquet and Ventoux. From there the second optional excursion down to the gorge at les Concluses proved popular, and all agreed that the climb back up the road was not as bad as they'd feared. The sinuous descent to Verfueil created eight Cheshire Cat grins on the way to Goudargues for our lunch and coffee stop under some rather large tree canopies that kept most of the spots of rain off. Montclus is a medieval village complete with a portcullis and a submersible bridge, which got Andy rather nervous due to its' narrowness and camber. We all survived. Back past the Citroen enthusiast's house with two iconic DS Safaris outside, the next port of call was the cascades at Roque Sur Ceze - delightful, before a series of climbs up to Valligueres for a well-earned coke, and then we only had a couple of climbs before the descent to Uzes. I honestly didn't remember those climbs being too tough... Big props to Katherine, who despite being a walking wounded gravel victim completed her hardest ever bike ride. | ||
Distance:114.00 km (70.84 mi) | Ride Details:http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1810138 | |
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