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So I started...
The route has changed a little. It is now Pons to Santiago.
Extremely under prepared for the whole thing. I pretty much had no time to sort anything out until the last minute. Breaking my right hand shifter the day before I left didn't make things any easier.
I did c.100k the first day as I needed to get down to around Arcachon. It totally destroyed me. Mainly my arse. I think I may have underestimated how much not cycling for a year has softened my bum. My TCRs massive wedge of a seatpost and slightly too much tyre pressure didn't help.
After day 3 I now seem to be getting into the swing of things (famous last words). But I'm dreading the coming climbs. So far it's all been flat.