Calais to Rome and back

A Train Supported Bicycle Journey — June–August 2014

Day 4 ,5 & 6 – Wed 2, Thu 3 & Fri 4 July

Vinon-sur-Verdon to Manosque

Route Statistics ml / ft km / m
Riding Distance 9.2 14.96
Total Ascent 499 152
Total Descent 176 54
Start Elevation 897 273
End Elevation 1220 372
Min Elevation 897 273
Max Elevation 1249 381

Campsite

Camping du Verdon (http://www.campingduverdon.fr/)

Notes

For these three days I was stuck at Vinon waiting for MBK Cycles in Manosque to get a front pannier carrier for me after the collapse in Frontignan. I cycled to Manosque and back twice, once on Wednesday to order the pannier carrier and finally on Friday when it was fitted. During my stay in Vinon I walked up the valley towards the gorge but regrettably never cycled there, which was a pity. I went to a film at the town cinema, had a really good lunch in the square and suffered an all-night disco in the nearby civic centre that overlooked the campsite and kept me awake until the early hours.
 
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Day 4/5 – 9 Miles

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Gradient – Day 4/5

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From campsite towards Vinon-Sur-Verdon
(9:50, 3 July)

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Gateway to old Manosque

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Campanile on church in Manosque (4 July, 10:45)