They said it was hilly

[swee'pea99]

Bumped into a very brown feller in the village where the roofs pic was taken. He spotted Jens's Campagnolo cap and....he'd been there for a month: 1200 miles in what I would call more mountainous than 'hilly'. Italian, he was, but lived in Essex.

We did 60-odd miles on the third day, 1200m of elevation. Up, down, up down, long periods of up, some of it genuinely brutal. What larks, Pip, what larks!

 

[biggs682]

Enjoy yourselves,but don't forget the cards

 

[Dave 123]

Road looks too smooth, it needs potholes!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Looks lovely, have fun. I like Italy but have never ridden there, I'd like to ride the Amalfi coast.

 

[cubey]

Looks easy, just Froome them.

 

[I like Skol]

You don't actually say where you are. Looking at the rocks and weather I will hazard a guess, is it the south Peak District?

 

[derrick]

There ain't nothing better than riding in the mountains, Enjoy.

 

[nickyboy]

You don't actually say where you are. Looking at the rocks and weather I will hazard a guess, is it the south Peak District?

Bingo. That's the Cat and Fiddle. I recognise those whitewashed Macclesfield houses anywhere

 

[I like Skol]

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Bingo. That's the Cat and Fiddle. I recognise those whitewashed Macclesfield houses anywhere

Nah! It's Monsal Head.
He is riding on the left in the above pic which does give the game away....

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

A hilly ride is a super ride. Enjoy

 

[swee'pea99]

Oops, that was a bit dumb! Sorry, it's the 'hills' inland of Malaga, which turned out to be a helluvalot hillier than we'd been led to believe. Great riding tho'...and the roads were much better than we'd feared (and the driving, almost without exception, exemplary).

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Oops, that was a bit dumb! Sorry, it's the 'hills' inland of Malaga, which turned out to be a helluvalot hillier than we'd been led to believe. Great riding tho'...and the roads were much better than we'd feared (and the driving, almost without exception, exemplary).

Not steep tho'. Very pleasant gradients indeed. Wish you said you were going - I'd have joined you

 

[I like Skol]

I too will get such a dream holiday one day......

 

[postman]

. What larks, Pip, what larks!

I love that film.i have the Dvd,i never get tired of watching it.

 

[ColinJ]

It looks lovely.

Perhaps I will go there for a holiday one day when I fancy riding somewhere less hilly for a change!