Wk 14 – Western France

Monday 24th June to Sunday 1st July

Sunday 24th June – Le Vans – 185k

1 Mountain – Mont Ventoux – 1910m

Mont Ventoux

Pont Vaison-la-Romaine

Chateau De Rochegude

Pont du Saint-Esprit

Pont de Montclus sur la Cèze

And its little brother just up the road.

Old traditions dying hard – this wine press and barrel have seen better days.

Monday 25th – Aurillac – 240k

Château de Castanet

As the sign says

Mende, France

Pont Notre Dame

Château du Bousquet, Montpeyroux,

And that’s a far as I got with the blog. For what reason I have no idea. I’m actually writing this line in August 2026.

So what happened to the bike?? Well after much arguing with BMW they finally replaced the motor with a 2024 version, so a win to some degree but certainly nothing compared with what it cost us in the long run. I still have the bike.