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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 27, 2025
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 26, 2025
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April 28, 2025
Beautiful sunny and warm day. Let's make the most of it, not sure it will last. Departure around 8 a.m., I take the highway located only a few kilometers from my hotel towards Batumi. The first 100 km are quite easy. It climbs a little more than I expected, but the landscape around me is very green
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 25, 2025
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April 28, 2025
Epic day! 170 km, 2,600 m of elevation gain in challenging conditions.
I leave Vladikavkaz around 7:30 a.m. In this region, Russia jams the GPS signal. So I can only record the activity from the border. We're off for a 75 km climb. After 20 km, I meet Hugo, a Frenchman we stayed with last year in Tbilisi
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 19, 2025
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April 28, 2025
A short day today to reach the next station where a train will take me to Russia after a stop in Atyrau.
As soon as I leave the village, I join the highway, which looks more like a national road but with a lot of traffic. The road is relatively dangerous, with quite a few trucks forced to brush past me
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 18, 2025
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April 28, 2025
Departure at 8:30 a.m. from Kyzylorda after breakfast at my hotel. Today, I'm not driving on the highway, but on a small road that runs from village to village. After the first village, the traffic becomes less dense, and I can ride peacefully. The morning goes well, with no wind. At noon, I stop in
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 16, 2025
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April 28, 2025
Nothing to report today. A bit of a boring highway ride all day. No gas stations to take breaks at. So I take all my breaks in bus shelters protected from the wind and sun. At noon, it's pasta time. I pass a few cemeteries, but otherwise, not much activity around this road. Large, arid plains as far
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 15, 2025
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April 15, 2025
A very, very windy day. It felt like I'd spent the day in a wind tunnel. I left Turkestan around 8:30 a.m. and quickly found the highway. The rest of the day was long. A violent headwind. I struggled to maintain an average speed of 15 km/h while spending almost the entire day on the extensions. Added
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 14, 2025
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April 14, 2025
The day begins at 7:30 a.m. after descending the 7 floors by stairs with the bike. The city tour wasn't very conclusive. Not much to see apart from beautiful parks. I leave the city in relatively heavy traffic but quickly reach the highway. Once again, I would spend the day on the highway. But this time
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 12, 2025
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April 12, 2025
I start the day with a good breakfast at the hotel. Eggs, bread, waffles, and tea. I head towards the highway, which I'll stay on all day.
The day promises to be complicated with a headwind and uphill climbs!
No more Chinese roads where the gradient is barely noticeable. Here, it's a constant 12% firecracker
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 11, 2025
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April 11, 2025
I start the day with a beautiful view of the snow-capped mountains. After refueling at a store, I drive along the mountains all day. I reach the highway, which is the only possible route. It's going well with a tailwind that helps. I try to concentrate on making the right move and not damaging my knee
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
April 10, 2025
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April 11, 2025
So, I'm back on my bike after more than two weeks off. The idea is to ride slowly so as not to overexert myself and see if my knee holds up. The day before, I arrive in the small town of Chou by train from Almaty around midnight. I find a hotel and eat a good meal at a fast food joint.
The weather is
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
March 21, 2025
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Aubery de Bretteville went cycling
March 20, 2025
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March 21, 2025
After a 2-day break to rest my knee, I set off again, hoping it holds. The goal is to ride, no pressure. I leave Shexian at sunrise. It's nice from the morning, and the first climbs make me sweat. I take off my coat to ride in a t-shirt. I climb slowly, and go into a valley before crossing a pass on
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April 28, 2025
Let's not lie, today was not a fun day! Rain almost all day and a road with a lot of trucks because some sections of the highway are not finished. So all the traffic ends up on the national road. With the combination of Georgian driving, it's not great. The trucks make me slide on the very muddy shoulder
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