Aigues Mortes
The Highlight of our Languedoc Tour. I don’t think our new tour of the Languedoc is on our website yet (it might be, check it out, it will be any-day), but I am thrilled with it, and I want to…
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The Aqueduct of Nimes
For many years, The Chain Gang have been regular visitors to the Pont du Gard, the spectacular Roman aqueduct near Uzes in the Languedoc. But, in 2018 we decided to design a new tour of the Languedoc, so inevitably the…
Chain Gang 2017 – The State Of Play
As ever, our new season is suddenly a whole lot closer than it was. We start our group tours on June 3rd in Normandy. But that tour is full, I’m afraid. But also in June we have tours of Alsace,…
People speaking much more eloquently about bikes than I ever could!
I remember my surprise – my very pleasant surprise – when I learned that John F Kennedy not only enjoyed cycling, but had said “nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike”. I’d like to think that in…
A New Gallery of Photos From Our Bordeaux Winetrail
We’re fortunate to have some new photos, courtesy of Rob Peixoto. Our Bordeaux Winetrail is a bit different from our other tours. Although we visit vineyards and enjoy wine tastings on most of our tours, in Bordeaux it’s the theme…
Who Won Our January Competition?
Our last competition featured my favourite-ever cycling accessory. It doesn’t make you go faster, it just sits on top of your handlebars and tells you the time. I don’t suppose it’s even that brilliant of a clock, but once it’s…
Video of The Loire Valley – Self Guided
A video by Jack and Nancy Haar. I’m particularly chuffed with this video. It was put together by Jack and Nancy Haar, who joined us on a self-guided tour of the Loire Valley last September. It’s very simple, a collection…
Video of The Bordeaux Winetrail.
I’ve uploaded a video of our Bordeaux Winetrail to Youtube. That’s the video embedded above, just click to watch, courtesy of Roberto Peixoto. I’ve picked out 5 personal highlights to share with you. 1. A visit to Château Tiregand. At…
Competition Winners
Win an Oopsmark Bicycle Wine Rack Way back in May we had a competition as an excuse to give away some cool-looking wine bottle carriers from Oopsmark, in Montreal. Our season tends to knock the stuffing out of my newsletter…
A new album of photos from Provence.
By Suzie Tyson Photo albums are always popular in our newsletters. Here is a new album, from Provence, by Suzie Tyson who cycled with us last summer. I’ve chosen four photos that I particularly liked – with a brief explanation…
