The Curious Pigeons' Blog
For photos, please see Strava. I finished this one, safe and sound. It was probably the most hectic and eventful ride I have done. Had this one been any longer, I really don’t know if I would have kept going. Well, had I known it would be longer, obviously I would’ve been prepared for that, but […]
For photos, please see Strava. Back in May 2018, during the LWL 400, I had the pleasure of meeting and riding the brevet with Olaf Storbeck. And then he told me that it was a pre-qualifying ride for PBP19… And since one thing leads to another… then in 2021 I met Tor Hovland during MI21. […]
For photos, please see Strava. I got to know about it from a thread of comments in a Fintan Brewster’s ride, who I had the pleasure to meet at Miglia Italia 2021. But when I went to register, I ended up on a waiting list. Didn’t hope for much until I got an email from […]
For photos, please see Strava. Well, that’s the right saying about the London-Edinburgh-London we got. Some may have gone further, but I only reached Richmond, the fifth control. The event was cut short (or rather cancelled) because of Storm Floris. However, they kept the controls running so those wanting to return by bicycle could do […]
For photos, please see Strava. It went much better than I had anticipated; perhaps I was better prepared, considering what I learned from 2021, but undoubtedly, we had very fortunate weather, and this proved to be the main factor in our success, if I dare say so. Also, there were significant improvements to the road […]
For photos, please see Strava. Prologue My brother asked “what for?”. I said the question is wrong, the right question is “why?”. And the answer is simple: “because I can!”. But, before anything, my eternal gratitude to the volunteers. Such an event is impossible without them, yet it is essentially a business, and I can […]
Disclaimer: Original text written in English! Our highlights of 2022, we: – Enjoyed the holiday’s season in Jargeau with Papy & Mamy at the begining of 2022 – Louisa & Felix (dead name Emily) – Left the Story Forest school in Aljezur, Algarve and went back being homeschooled with Anne – Anne – prepared hand-ons […]
More photos An epic, hectic and eventful ride. Not that I expected it to be “easy” but it was much harder than I thought it would be. A superb video summary from Tor Hovland Not a single drop of rain! And how I wished it could be cooler or even wet sometimes. Other remarkable things […]
More photos “It’s a bright June afternoon, it never gets dark!” (Roxette) A superb video summary from Tor Hovland The real sense of adventure. To go cycling to the Arctic Circle during the Summer Solstice, in the search of the midnight sun. I got hooked by the idea the first moment I heard it from […]
Our highlights of 2021, we: – Enjoyed snow in Brittany, Caramel was SO happy! – Anne – Went to the administrative court of Rennes with Estelle for the case of the democratic school Le Carré Libre – Sold the last belongings of the Carré Libre and permanently closed the place – Lived in a large […]
