Photo 18: Pedalling with his hands one of the amazing riders on the challenge
Photo 19: Vans stopping to help clear the cows from the road
Photo 20: Finishing my second ride of day 3
Total miles: 162, Total ascent 3440 metres
We didn't have long to wait before we hit the big climbs of day 3. Marc was up first and had a long windy climb out of Besancon in the dark. We were all a bit nervous knowing the mountains were ahead, but Marc had a great ride and powered up the first hill and when we did the first change after 30 minutes was still feeling fresh.
Paul was up next and finished the uphill climb and then had a massive long descent. I switched on towards the bottom of the descent and took it on through some undulating hills and then started a long hard climb up the next mountain. About half way up the climb I saw the blue van which was a very welcome sight and Dave then finished the climb to the top of the mountain.
The next set of rides were more undulating and the climbs weren't quite as long and hard. We passed through lots of mountain villages and meadows with cows with their cowbells ringing in the wind. The sun was shining and the skies were blue but the altitude meant it was cold and we all put some extra layers on as we pushed on to the 50 mile mark at Labergement Ste Marie.
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