Great weekend cycling at Le Hohwald, Vosges/Alsace. Many thanks to Nick for organising it all, a big shame he couldn't ride with us due to flue.
I drove down with PJ on Friday eve, most of the others drove down on Sat morning.
Nice easy going mtb ride with big group well-guided by Sean, PJ, Rich, Pepe, Brendan, Josie, Claus, Rodrigo, Yvonne, Darren & Simon.
First stage from Le Hohwald to the waterfall - long wait there while Rich took photos of his cassette - a sprocket had shattered and fallen off under the extreme forces created by his immense weight, power and inept shifting :-) Weather was misty and everything was very slippery making this rocky path quite a challenge to ride clean. I had my first off-bike excursion while doubling back to find Darren and Simon, but nobody saw so it's a big secret. Simon was suffering on this climb so he, Darren, Rodrigo & Yvonne took the road for a while.
Onwards and upwards to Champ de Feu (1060m), the highest point of the ride. A bit of a slog on the slippery, stony paths but nice anyway. Quick search for the computer I lost up here 13 years ago!
Nice downhill!! They're all great downhills here! Especially the last up and downhill I did even though it pissed down on the downhill. Only problem this day was the wet rock which kept speeds down and made everything twice as tricky.
To be continued .....
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