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She started pedalling at the beginning of the holidays. I was impressed with how easily she migrated to pedals and attribute that to her riding the same bike without pedals for the prior 9 months. It meant she got her confidence on it, grew into it, and was as confident on the bigger bike as…
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Riding the Voie Verte From Foix to Saint Girons (Part 1)
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Are you looking for a cycling route in France?
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Family Rides around Lac de Montbel (Part 1)
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Family Rides around Lac de Montbel (Part 1)
With the end of the grandes vacances rapidly approaching, I realised I had utterly failed in all of my cycling missions, namely to tick off a few sections (at least) of the Mirepoix-Lavelanet voie verte and also to ride around Lac de Montbel. Both routes are pretty local to me so with a few not-so-hot…
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