Sangdui - Shangri - La Day 21: Sangdui (4050m) - Xiangcheng (3000m) 86km, with double pass (highest 4708m). Day 22: Xiangcheng - Ranwu Hot Springs (3168m) 39km, descent and then…
Mark WatsonMay 8, 2011
Day 17 & 18: Rest in Litang After three hard days riding through some remote and sparsely populated country it was great to finally arrive in the frontier town of…
Mark WatsonMay 7, 2011
Kangding - Litang Day 7: Kangding (2500m) - Xinduqiao (3500m) 81km, with 39km climb to 4298m Day 8: sick in Xinduqiao Day 9: sick in Xinduqiao Day 10: Xin du…
Mark WatsonApril 29, 2011
Chengdu - Kangding Day 1: Chengdu (500m) - Unknown town (550m) 79km Day 2: Unknown - Ya'an (625m) 57km Day 3: Ya'an - Xingou (1400m) 91km Day 4: Xingou -…
Mark WatsonApril 28, 2011
This chapter of our cycling saga starts in Chengdu, China, where we've been based for 5 days while we get over jet lag and sort out last minute preparations for…
Mark WatsonApril 17, 2011
Leg two of our current cycle touring trip: Dieppe to Paris, then a couple days checking out the sights in Paris before flying onto Chengdu, China. Here's a few shots…
Mark WatsonApril 8, 2011
