Day 15: Montchanin to Beaune

July19

I made it! Now I get to rest for a few days :).

In the last 15 days, I’ve done about ~630 miles in 49 hours. I’ve got one last pedal back to Dijon and after that, the bike trip is done. I plan to post a longer summary then!

I had a small crash today, totally my fault… I hit some gravel and hit my breaks while turning too sharply and laid the bike down (got distracted as the sign said left and my GPS said straight). Beyond giving the wine vines some of my blood and having a scraped up knee and elbow it was nothing. In mountain biking, I think it is called a hard left.

Today’s ride was a challenge when it came to navigation. I ended up just making my own route and figuring it out as I went. For 10 miles it was through farmland full of cows, bunnies, and sheep. Then it turned into wine country and there were vineyards as far as the eye could see. The eurovelo 6 signs disappeared, and then I switched off it on a vineyard bike route.

Ride stats?

31 miles / 49 km
Time: 2 hours 36 minutes
Avg MPH: 11.9
Average heart rate: 117
Elevation gain: 1122 feet
Elevation drop: 1473 feet
Average temp: 84F

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I am pretty simple. I love Mangos. I love the ocean (although mostly at sunset, as I’m a ginger). I love to travel, eat exotic food, do long bike rides, read, and use my imagination. At some point, I decided it was better to be a pirate captain than an admiral. I am a globalist and see the entire world as my responsibility and playground. And I am married to an amazing woman who makes life even more fun :)! And we are now the proud parents of Calico Jack :).


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