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DAY 6 on the bike, June 19th - Bourg-en-Bresse to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine

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June 19th 2017
This entry by Tom. Today started the same way yesterday did, with the promise of another hot day and a very solid Kyriad hotel breakfast. Caroline took the day off the bike since the route today involved a lot of climbing in the Jura. In the morning, she visited the abbey in Brou with Donna and Luce and then they loaded up with water, energy drinks, Coke and fruit with a plan to drive the ro ... read more

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