Road Porn

Posted on Sat 16th, February 2013

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• #751

.gaz.

You know your roads!
• #752

TM

Have you got a route plan at all gaz? This looks like the kind of cycling holiday I could persuade the gf onto.. (flat, nice weather, quiet)
• #753

.gaz.

Here's another one from the year before:

The terrifying but incredible Pont St Nazaire.
• #754

.gaz.

Have you got a route plan at all gaz? This looks like the kind of cycling holiday I could persuade the gf onto.. (flat, nice weather, quiet)

You don't particularly need a detailed plan in the Netherlands as they keep you on the cycle-paths so you just have to follow the signs and trust that the local teenagers haven't turned them to face the wrong way.

We did an art-history trip: Harwich > Hook of Holland > Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum, etc) > Hague (Mauritshuis) > Delft (Vermeer stuff) > Rotterdam (gabber gabber!) > Antwerp > Ghent (Lamgods) > Zeeland > Hook of Holland > Home. The Dutch and Belgians aren't as good as the French for campsites and food, but there are literally NO Hills anywhere.
• #755

TM

Thanks for the breakdown, Dutch cycling sounds perfect for the gf.

Here's another one from the year before:

The terrifying but incredible Pont St Nazaire.

I know this bridge, this is 15 minutes along the road (maybe more like 5, we were lost)

Lovely track which they let us play on, made the 2 or 3 hours spent lost trying to get out of Nantes/across the water worth it.
• #756

.gaz.

That looks grand! I had a feeling you'd been around that area.
Here's some nice shots of the Tour going over the bridge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFFqYPFHLbU
• #757

iltmimi

Just somewhere in Surrey but felt idyllic
• #758

Smallfurry

Nice.

I live With all those amazing Norwegian roads within an hour or so's drive. But I still miss a good English country lane. Underrated.
• #759

Agreed. I was in Kingston yesterday on the 8th floor of a building looking out the window to the West where you can see the start of the Green Belt/end of London, and had a bit of a Proustian moment, transplanted onto those roads making my way to Devon.
• #760

skinny

Here's another one from the year before:

[IMG]http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k545/gaz1979/295216_895046858994_258977412_n.jpg[IMG]

The terrifying but incredible Pont St Nazaire.

Shit myself coming down this. Doing 40+ with front panniers and a massive cross wind. Cars screaming by at 60+ less than an elbow away.

Great view though!!
• #761

eone

Happened upon a fine English country lane at the weekend. didn't stop to take a picture but I did stop to enjoy the view of Chatsworth House. Strava can wait for another day.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.257482,-1.638715,3a,75y,258.28h,90.29t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sBN7wfOdwJBD6l9wd7cVMVQ!2e0
• #762

IR

iltmimi, do you know what the name of that road is?

I get this feeling I've been there before.
• #763

iltmimi

iltmimi, do you know what the name of that road is?

I get this feeling I've been there before.

Stubbs Hill / Perrys Lane in Piece Wood, between Halstead and Pratts Bottom (what a name!)
• #764

4idan

via cyclingtips https://twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/439341584916955136/photo/1
• #765

miro_o

South island NZ has as many mountains as the alps. They just need more tarmac.
• #766

generic_purple_turtle

Just somewhere in Surrey but felt idyllic

Ah used to drive to work down a road like this, wish I could cycle it but alas it was a 40 minute drive to work, so not entirely doable on a bike everyday there and back :(
• #767

dave4

Happened upon a fine English country lane at the weekend. didn't stop to take a picture but I did stop to enjoy the view of Chatsworth House. Strava can wait for another day.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.257482,-1.638715,3a,75y,258.28h,90.29t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sBN7wfOdwJBD6l9wd7cVMVQ!2e0

Gotta love the Peak district
• #768

peter_v

http://www.milanofixed.com/gran-canaria-training-camp/

valley of tears, hmmm... cried over those descending too bravely for their skills?
• #769

MechaMorgan

^ more photographs here. It looks amazing...

http://conquista.cc/blog/2014/3/9/valley-of-tears-gran-canaria-training-camp
• #770

Manc_Ronnie

20% in parts
Hairpin bends
Cracks in the surface

What could go wrong?
• #771

jadias

Not looking forward to leaving these behind in about a week... :(

Descent: Hanase Omote switchbacks - YouTube

Hieizan East Descent - YouTube

RokkuchÅtouge West Descent - YouTube
• #772

Sanddancer

Dunquin Harbour, Ireland.
• #773

Mule

luxembourg - not steep but miles of clean roads gradually falling to sea level
• #774

edscoble

Identical to Norfolk.
• #775

Mule

Similar to some of my fave roads in kent too, but the road condition sucks in kent ATM

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