Biking
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Volga Ride Nizhny Novgorod to Lyskovo
Saturday 21st July 2018 Today was a nightmare of biking alongside endless convoys of articulated trucks etc, so much for my theory the main E22/M7 road would be quieter at the weekend 🙁 The first 8km or so was interesting to see all the new detached housing developments & the huge builders merchants, the economy…
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A day in Nizhny Novgorod
Friday 20th July 2018 A rest from cycling although not from the bike. The Ibis hotel breakfast was rubbish compared to my last one in the Ibis Yaroslavl 🙁 First job of the day was to get some new pedals & toeclips as well as sort out the front derailleur. Titan Cycles sorted out all…
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Volga ride Chkalovsk to Nizhny Novgorod
Thursday 19th July 2018 I slept like a log after yesterday’s marathon effort, I visited the SPAR for my breakfast sitting at their mini bar not quite up-to Japanese 7eleven standards but definitely well on the way! The weather has improved and so has the main road now almost as bad as the UK, in…
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Volga ride Kineshma to Chkalovsk
Wednesday 18 July 2018 I awoke to a dismal looking sky and a breakfast that appeared in fit & starts but which turned out OK in the end which is more than can be said for the weather. The rain started shortly after leaving and with the head wind made me leave the plotted route,…
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Volga ride Ples to Kineshma
Tuesday 17th July 2018 I woke up at stupid’o clock and at to wait till 7.30 for breakfast finally departing the Volga Volga hotel at 8.10 after strapping the bag on securely, a short downhill ride and I was at the river again but no boatman or anyone else around 🙁 a van driver said…
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RCTC Kostroma to Ples
Monday 16 July 2018 My final day with the 22 Golden Tour folks, after today I’m on my own in Russia! We left Kostroma just after 8am after a good chain oiling up session after yesterday’s adventures. For once in Russia the road was in reasonable condition giving me hope of getting into some decent…
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RCTC ride Vyatskoe to Kostroma
Sunday 15 July 2018 Another day of potholed roads and sandy tracks this time with the added spice of off roading down flooded ruts and crossing a large flooded section of land by motorised punt but all very exciting 🙂 I slept well and the breakfast was decent the first 1km of road was fine…
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RCTC ride Yaroslavl to Vyatskoe
Saturday 14th July 2018 I slept OK in the Yaroslavl IBIS hotel the breakfast was a veritable feast of choices and they had a real coffee machine as opposed to the chicory instant stuff that’s been in most places hence why I’ve been mostly drinking black tea. We departed at 9am and explored the junction…
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RCTC ride Demino to Yaroslavl
Friday 13 July 2018 After a record breaking sleep for me of just under 7 hours in the comfortable room I made my way over to the cafe for breakfast, the heavy rain stopping just in time – so far we are amazing lucky with the weather. In the cafe it was disappointing to find…
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RCTC ride from Myshkin to Rybinsk and Demino
Thursday 12 July 2018 I didn’t sleep to well in the chalet maybe because of the huge thick pillow or because I was sharing a room with 3 other guys although it was interesting to use Sergey’s wrist blood pressure monitor 146/76 🙁 Once again Svetlana had prepared breakfast this time a wheat porridge with…