Pedalbania
Cycling in Albania - May 2018
Gjirokaster (Muzinë Pass) – Sarandë 29 May 2018 Distance: 66km; total ascent: 661m Stayed at: Hotel Porto Eda, Sarandë We drove in, and we drove out. This morning the minibus took us further down the main road, then turned uphill … Continue reading →
Petran – Gjirokaster 28 May 2018 Distance: 44km; total ascent: 392m Stayed at: Hotel Çajupi, Gjirokaster This was our easiest, shortest, laziest day: just 44 kilometres in the morning, mostly downhill or flat with only a few small blips. A … Continue reading →
Farma Sotira – Petran 27 May 2018 Distance: 52.7km; total ascent: 749m Stayed at: Guest House Hani i Colit It was another fine morning as we left Farma Sotira after breakfast (no trout involved). We had been promised a splendid … Continue reading →
Korçë – Farma Sotira, nr Gërmenj 26 May 2018 Distance: 61.4km; total ascent: 1315m We were taken in the minibus from the hotel to a layby just on the further edge of Korçë. Here we tried our bikes for the first … Continue reading →
Arrival in Pogradec 25 May 2018 Staying in Hotel Millennium, Tushemisht, Pogradec. After catching a ridiculously early bus from Oxford to Gatwick, a three and a half hour flight to Tirana and a 3 hour transfer in an 8-seater minibus … Continue reading →
I’ve had to concede I’m not a cycling Flandrian. The cold grey windy months that should have been leading through Spring to early Summer have deterred me from getting out on the bike and building up the miles in preparation … Continue reading →
I mentioned in an earlier post that I’ve booked a week’s cycling holiday in Albania at the end of May. Since then I’ve also signed up for the BikeOxford 80-mile sportive which is on the Sunday before a friend and … Continue reading →
Well this should be different. I’ve booked a week’s holiday cycling in Albania at the end of May. It’s in the southern part of the country – here’s where. Here are the details of the trip on the Exodus website. … Continue reading →
11 September 2016 Well, I made it. My first sportive ride, unless you count London to Brighton many years ago before these things were as well-organised as they are now. 80 miles (128km) is further than I’ve ridden in a … Continue reading →
Less than a month to go until the BikeOxford 80. Yesterday I rode 70 miles and apart from ‘bonking’ at around 62 miles and having to take a 10 minute break while I scoffed a Double Decker and recovered I feel … Continue reading →