CYCLING 500 MILES ACROSS SPAIN! (PT.1)

EPISODE #64
I’m super excited to share this with you… this was an incredible week long cycling trip that I went on in December last year. This trip came about after I was spontaneously asked to go on it by my new friend Benjamin. Before this I hadn’t met either of my cycling buddies on this trip, so that was exciting in itself… meeting new people and cycling a multi day journey across the beautiful Spainish countryside. What more do you want!
However, it certainly wasn’t all smooth sailing… we come into quite a few troubles aliong the way, not mention the weather being far from ideal! But we don’t let that get in our way of having an incredible time on our bikes.
This episode (part 1) take you along on our journey for the first 3 days of our trip. We start on in Alicante and start making our way along the coast, stopping in Benidorm, then Valencia and finally ending up at our half way point in a small town high in the Spanish mountains…
This really was an amazing trip, I hope you enjoy reliving it with me!

Here’s a link to the strata ride data from the rides:
Day 1 – https://www.strava.com/activities/8194034758
Day 2 – https://www.strava.com/activities/8198757526
Day 3 – https://www.strava.com/activities/8202966273

Shout out to Tailfin, I was using the AeroPack… but they do loads of great stuff!

Technical Bikepacking Equipment

Shout outs to the guys, thank you for everything… look forward to out next adventures!
Lawrence – https://www.instagram.com/bikerlawrence/
Benjamin – https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_le_chappers/

00:00 – INTRO
00:41 – EPISODE 64
02:43 – MADE IT TO ALICANTE
04:32 – MEET MY NEW BUDDIES
06:09 – OH NO, THIS ISN’T GOOD
07:08 – SHOUTOUT TO TAILFIN
07:54 – MADE IT TO BENIDORM
08:38 – DAY 2
09:46 – LET’S DO THIS, I GUESS
11:57 – DISASTER
14:40 – BACK ON THE ROAD
15:23 – HIS WORST DAY EVER
16:24 – THINGS ARE LOOKING UP
17:18 – MADE IT TO VALENCIA
18:19 – DAY 3
19:44 – THE SUN SAVES THE DAY
21:03 – GREAT PROGREE
22:41 – LUNCHTIME
23:44 – IT’S GETTING HILLY NOW
25:03 – ONE LAST PUSH
27:35 – THE HALFWAY POINT
29:15 – OUTRO

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Anyways… Thanks for watching & please subscribe!
Thomas “The Cycling Tattooist.”

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Film & Editing: Thomas Martinez.
Intro Music: Press 1, Lukas Got Lucky.
Intro Film & Editing: Joe Simkins, Karl Kolecava.
Featured Music:
El Periodista – Los Principes del Flamenco
Full Tank – Jobii
Roberto el Rebelde – Los Principes del Flamenco
catching flights – Sarah, the Illstrumentalist