Uk to Spain

[Tiddy305]

New to the site today, thanks for adding me. I am considering a cycle tour from Corby, Northants to Iznajar, Spain, about 1250 miles. I would be aiming in the direction of Portsmouth, Caen, Bordeaux, Madrid, Jaen and towards Iznajar. Now, I'm not an experienced cyclist and I know some training and preperation is required, and to this end I'm setting a rough date of July next year. I have looked at several sites regarding the most appropriate route, and I would like to hear from anybody who can help me out on this with suggestions and general advice please.
The training started today, ie diet!
Many thanks, Tiddy

 

[MarkF]

The first time I crossed Spain was directly after a week long bender, prior I'd done zero training or preparation either, at 49 I didn't have any problems at all. Do you have time? If so, I'd recommend going along the Cantabrian coast and then heading SW using minor roads and the N-630 when you need to make good progress, it's a wonderful ride, beautiful and with many historic places to visit, with very little traffic, down to Seville and then head East to Iznajar.

Wear factor 50.