Day 4 - La Roche Sur Yon to Rochefort

The Access2Africa tour has been some what of a learning curve for the lads. We have learnt to add at least 10% to everything we do. Time, distance, food, water and the most important one, Chamois Cream. Having decided time was something we felt we could control, we agreed on an earlier start time of 8am. This would warrant an alarm of 6:30am in order for all the chores to be carried out. However, a certain Rob Garratt failed to change the time on his phone meaning an earlier rise for Fred and Rob G at 5:30!!! Marcus burst from his tent and shouted "I will bap you with my helmet"



Despite all this we left on time and Day 4 peletoning across the open French roads began. After what can only be described as a cricketers dream but a cyclists nightmare our back to back hundreds (miles) in a row were behind us. Today a short and sweet 120km.

Field after field shot by, as the newly christened thunder train stormed along at a breezy 35-40km/h. Lunch was again served to a Michelin stared standard with fine French baguettes and pâté being the order of the day.



As we rolled on towards our final destination, contact was made with the support team. The result of this phone call was one we hadn't hoped for, a drama that Fred would normally associate with himself. A passport had been left in the previous nights campsite. However instead this was a like son like father moment and it was Big Rob who had left his passport!!!



They finally returned after a three hour journey to end the evening with games of table of tennis, boule, beer drinking and a campsite spot on the banks of a river near Rochefort.



Today's distance: 119 km
Total Distance: 580 km
Average speed: 27 kph
Top speed: 54 kph
Time on bike: 4:30 mins

Max heart rate: 159 bpm
Average heart rate: 65%
Calories burnt: 2360

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Location:Rochefort