Why cycle?

I often get that question, no easy answer, but these images might:



This on a fire track, you can see one moutain range far inland on one side, and across 40 or 60 km to the sea on the other. You are alone, the beauty of all this is far beyond pictures or words, you just look around, listen to the wind, feel the sun and have a big arsed smile on your face that just won't go away. It just looks too good.



This is the sea side... You can see ALL the Maures moutain range. And not hear a man made noise. Appart from your own. You cannot come here on a car, and anyhow it would ruin the experience, too fast, too low, too hot, to much odor.



A firefighter died a bit farther down this track protecting all this. I had a quiet moment when passing his memorial.