We met in 2018, and our adventure began! Here we will share a few things every now and then 🙂 ENJOY the read!
Gravel Gran Canaria: ‘new’ kid on the block
Just behind the hustle and bustle of the tourist-haven Maspalomas, there is a well known route called by some the ‘Grand Canyon’ tour of Gran Canaria. Some of you may already know what I’m referring to just at this mention, but to fill you in, we’re refering to the off road track that connects the quarry below the GC-60 with…
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Weather related advice for cyclists in Gran Canaria
Rainy days here in the south of Gran Canaria have gotten us thinking about the weather, here where the sun is usually an infallible presence. A weather system is swirling a bit northerly of us, and bringing some southwesterly wet winds. Well, but what can cyclists typically expect here from the weather? The Canary island archipelago is located around 3000km…
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Switchback Saturdays: Gran Canaria by VeloVegano
Last Saturday January 6th, Gran Canaria was in the spotlight for the first SwitchbackSaturday of the year, and we – Ewa & Constantin from VeloVegano – hosted a ride along the route we had submitted for the occasion. A blip in the weather meant we moved it from the actual Saturday to Sunday, and several people we were hoping would join…
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Gravel Gran Canaria: Tirma
The west. The wild west. Having lived in the west of Ireland for a many years, we are accustomed to the harsher face of an Atlantic island, facing boldly into the maelstrom of oceanic power that does a touch more than merely tickle its resolve against an onslaught of elements. Further south in our current…
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Ro-packers: a mini bike packing adventure in Romania
Before coming to Romania, there were two places we had heard about that had particularly piqued our interest: the Transfăgărășan highway, and the Transalpina pass. The former is one of the showpiece attractions of the country, an impressive feat of serpentine engineering that connects north to south across the densely forested Făgărăș mountains, while the second scoops the lofty accolade of…
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Bikepacking continued: into the Pyrenees vol. 2
This is the third and final part of our bikepacking delights trip from September 2022; part one, part two. The next morning saw us up a little later than expected, rising from our cosy warm bed to a delightful porridge. Ever accommodating, Mireille let us use the hose to clean our filthy bikes that we…
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Bikepacking continued: into the Pyrenees vol. 1
The view out of our window this morning was one of damp and dreariness. Heavy wetness saturated the air, and indeed the forecast had not been wrong. We ate our porridge clinging to faint hopes that it wouldn’t be as bad as it looked.. It never is, right ?! Or, as Sean Kelly would have put…
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Gravel Gran Canaria: Locura
Next up in gravel Gran Canaria, this time Constantin off on a solo exploit, into the heat and blossoming unseasonal green October we had in 2022. The plan was ambitious, totalling more than 6500m climbing, and taking in- amongst other exploration- the best gravel road on Gran Canaria: Tirma. More on that later.. ! I got to share…
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