Another cool 5 degree ride around the mendips today with Burrington coombe and Cheddar gorge under the belt.

on top of the Mendips, looking over to Wales.


some of the local wildlife!


the start of Cheddar Gorge proper...


the gorge was closed to the masses due to rockfalls, check out the foreground for evidence! Some big lumpy stuff strewn all over the place


just after the people the road heads left and up the 'wall' as I call it, a few pedal strokes of hell then a nice steady climb back up to the top of the mendips..

winter is coming

morning fog in the south bay area



top of Highland Road (which turns into Summit Rd/Highway 35) - one of my favorite areas



Mt. Umunhum, one of the highest peaks in the bay area (about 3,500 ft high). That 'cube' is more than five stories tall, and is an abandoned radar tower from the cold war era. It is actually closed to the public because there are remnants of radioactive waste, but you can get as far as a locked gate a couple hundred meters from the top. Local government is actually in the process of developing a plan to clean up the area and open it up to the public in a few years.

We had quite a lot of snow in Aarhus last night. Kept snowing during the day aswell.

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"Stay cool and try to survive" A. Klier to the other members of the Garmin classics squad the night before P-R.

"Warm" Italy today.

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Nice...one day I'll get to Italy...

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Monkeyboy,

What are you? Your head's shadow is quite strange on this pic:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8342/8253 ... 9673_c.jpg

Cairnban, on the Crinan Canal, Mid-Argyll, Scotland


On the banks of Loch a' Bhealaich, Mid-Argyll, Scotland

Tayvallich, Mid-Argyll, Scotland

@ 2100m after climbing up from Vilaflor in Tenerife. 24c at Sea Level in December but about 8c where this was taken. The descent soon warms you up though

Picture taken near El Retamar sign? I love the climb from Granadilla to Vilaflor and up to El Retamar - great switchbacks!

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Taken during my previous holiday in the Western Cape. Im heading there again for Christmas, but without a bike this time.

Coastal road from Gordon's Bay to Rooi-Els


Franschoek pass, 63km ride inland from the coast.


View over False Bay from the road climbing up to Steenbras dam


Beach road, Gordon's Bay

Fabulous pics, guys. It's great to know it isn't snowy and cold everywhere...

Ave, i thought exactly the same thing, i could not for the life of me work out how a kask mojito helmet creates that shadow!! Bizarre eh?!

On the mountain from last Friday:

https://vimeo.com/55419419

Cheers

Rob

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