Oddur Einar Kristinsson

From Russan to La Calmette we ride through a flat agricultural and market-garden landscape, dotted with large villages. La Calmette is one of the few villages in the Gard built in spirals, called 'circulades'. Then the scenery changes as we enter a forested area crisscrossed by numerous tracks that…

This morning we head into the Eure valley, whose source was captured by the Romans in the 1st century to supply the city of Nîmes via an aqueduct. An architectural feat when you consider the route's continuous gradient drops by only twelve metres over fifty kilometres! Riding down this valley in a …

We begin the longest stage of the route that will take us to Uzès, a magnificent ducal town. Rest assured, the route is rolling! Departure from Anduze along the Gardon and first stop at the La Madeleine pottery. You couldn't leave Anduze without discovering this production. Here, eight potteries ha…

Today, heading towards Anduze, nicknamed 'the gateway to the Cévennes'. We leave Sauve via the small road of Villeseque, and dive into the garrigue. Along the way, we pass right by the garrigue donkey farm, specialized in cosmetics made from donkey milk. With the Cévennes in front of us, we cycle a…