Competition to win a cookery book
I was Inspired by a TV cooking series to offer three copies of this book. Last month sometime I was sent a link to a cookery programme about the Dordogne. It was brilliant, and it turns out the programme was…
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My Favourite Day On Our Dordogne Tour Is …
… Tuesday. The 5th in my series of posts about my favourite day on each of our tours. Our Dordogne tour is where this idea started. Talking to one of our guides, Pete, I asked how the week was…
Best-Ever Bike Accessory. And We're Giving Three Of Them Away.
Competition Time, Folks! Best-ever bike accessory? OK, that’s quite a claim, but I love the StemCaptain. Nearly all of us these days have a Headset that features a stem cap, or top cap. The Head Set is a very important…
The Chain Gang 2017
We’re looking ahead to 2017. No new tour this year. We will have another new tour, and I know where it will be – Languedoc / Rousillon. But that’s for the future. Our dates are now live on the website.…
My Favourite Day On Our … Bordeaux Winetrail
Tuesday This is the 4th in an occasional series highlighting my favourite day from our various tours. This is important for us when we’re guiding our tours – these are the days that either win us credit, or regain lost…
A new Gallery Of Photographs – Alsace
This year, 2016, we launched a new tour, Alsace. Our first new tour since 2012. How did it go? I’m the wrong person to ask, I’m a bit biased, but I think it’s a magnificent place, and a great tour.…
The Chain Gang in Burgundy
A Great Photo Collection From Burgundy, by Sinclair Shuit. Earlier in April I was delighted to stumble across a collection of photos that I’d forgotten about, taken by Sinclair Shuit in Burgundy in 2013. I think this is a great…
A Photographic Record Of Cycling In Normandy.
Highlights from a lovely collection of photographs I’m delighted to be able to share another fabulous gallery of photographs from Patrick Hudgell. These photos are from the Chain Gang Normandy tour. The full gallery is available here on our…
The Extraordinary Abbey of Fontenay
My favourite visit in Burgundy I want to tell you a bit about the Abbey of Fontenay, and why it’s one of my favourite places on any Chain Gang tour. The Abbey is the main reason why we start from…
The Chain Gang's 2016 Season Approaches
It’s the the end of March, 2 months before our new season. 1. New Jerseys I’ve spent this afternoon trying to finalise the design of our 2016 Chain Gang cycling jersey. It’s always a special feeling when I’m with Chain…
