DIAGONALISTE

The DIAGONALES DE FRANCE are randonnées which cross the length and breadth of France. The cycle rides are completed by a route defined by yourself within the time limit allowed for your chosen diagonale. Constrained by time, start and finish screening, route control points and no external support for the diagonaliste. I am preparing to ride Menton to Dunkerque in 2015, within the time limit of 100 hours.

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Homologated. #cinglé #ventoux

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Back to London at 22.15. A very good #eurostar experience. Just need to get a train back to Peterborough then a taxi back to my home town. #longdayalready

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In #Avignon at around 2pm. Post #ventoux #cinglé experience. Ready to board the #eurostar for home.

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A well deserved final evening meal for the #cinglé participants. #bedoin

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Parked up!

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Lovely café stop, but unfortunately the kitchen was closed!

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Gorges de la nesque with @duncanlamb Jeremiah, Steve and Mick. Nice.

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I don't feel the need to come up again. #doneit

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#finished

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Many gifts. #tommysimpson

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At the foot of the Tommy Simpson memorial in the third ascent. I left one of my wife's flapjacks for him.#tommysimpsom

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Very moody and constantly changing cloud landscape art he top of the 3rd ascent from #sault

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Second time. #Cinglé

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Then I got a moving snap of Mick. #malaucene

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Mick managed to snap me heading up the #malaucene side. #dificult

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Climbing up from #malaucene .....very difficult ascent.

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1.5hrs spent here, getting Mick's bike sorted. #bullshit