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I had a quick 3 days away in the Auvergne region with my Wolverine.
First day, 90km. Easy start in Vichy before heading into the hills forests of the parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez. Sure I planned just short of 1700m of climbing, resulted at 1800, and after adjustment Strava has it at 2100m. Hmm. Been a chilly wet few days and whilst it doesnt rain it is still wet in the forests, and incredibly cold descending.
Second day, 76km. Big climbing day coming over one side of the hills, down into the valley then up, down and up again. Supposed to be just over 1900m, recorded at almost 2000m Strava has it at 2350m. Hmmm. Weather is mostly hot but the forests are still cold and there's some large descents, plenty of stopping - windbreaker on, windbreaker off.
Start the day with these little Japanese filter coffees and some porridge:
Third and final day is an easy downhill, totalling just 70km and planned at 1100m climbing and 1600 down. This time the Garmin and Strava all agree. Day starts with almost all the climbing to get out the valley before heading down into the rolling countryside of the Rhone-Alpes. Hot day and it's nice to leave the cold forests behind
More photos here.