Ride Day 25—6 Oct 2005—30270 St Jean-du-Gard — Circle

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Absolutely beautiful ride on small roads (with the sole exception of D907) with virtually no traffic. <span> </span>We passed through the Col de la Triballe (612 M) and the Col de l’Asclier (905 M).<span> </span>From the second col, we had a long and cold 15 mile descent.<span> </span>While the weather was perfect for climbing, it was very chilly on the way down, even with jackets and full gloves.</span>

Background:<br /><br /><br />My wife and I have been doing self-supported tours in Western Europe (a majority in France) since 1993.  This series of rides covers our 2005 2 month route through parts of France.  Our beginning and ending point is near Chaduri (south of Angoulême) where our friends have a farm with Gites and Chambres d'Hotes.<br /><br /><br />We rode our Dawes touring bicycles purchased in 1993 heavily loaded with 700Cx32 tires.  All of our riding was on paved roads, mostly with very little traffic.<br /><br /><br />If any questions, feel free to email me at jeffkadet@netdiving.com<br /><br /><br />Jeff