Sights from the Saddle

A few words about me and this site

Hi, I’m Kyle, an independent web designer who loves all things cycling. I’m married to Kay and she loves photography – almost as much as I love cycling. The result is this website. It’s a bit of fun, something I created purely for our own enjoyment, but I’d be very surprised if someone else didn’t find something of interest here.

Over the last decade and more I’ve cycled thousands of miles around France, Italy, and Spain, while Kay has pretty much followed me every pedal stroke of the way. She has spent countless hours driving up and down mountain passes documenting my rides and so the very least I can do is provide a platform to showcase her efforts.

Some of the photographs Kay has taken are simply stunning and I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoyed creating them.

Kyle Martin, Hill Seeker

Latest Posts

6 July, 2026

I was up at 3am this morning to, as it turned out, watch England beat Mexico in their World Cup round of 16 match. This provided me the perfect opportunity to get an early start for a ride out to Castellane. I was away for 6.15am and it was glorious. Quiet roads and pleasantly cool, bordering on chilly in places.

Out through Bargemon up to Col du Bel Homme, picking up Route Napoleon all the way to Castellane, close to halfway in time if not distance. Immediately before the bridge that takes you into Castellane, I turned left, taking the D102 balcony road to Le Bourguet – a quiet road that snakes and climbs through a canyon carved by the Rayaup river.

Picking up the D52 and D955 I then headed to Jabron and Comps-sur-Artuby, extending the ride the ride to 75 miles by taking the long way to Claviers – basically ignoring repeated opportunities to head home via Callas.

4 July, 2026

21.3 miles from Claviers-Viaduct du Rayol-Seillans-Bargemon-(Callas)-Claviers.

3 July, 2026

50.9 miles from Claviers-Callas-Ampus-Flayosc-Les Arcs-La Motte-Callas-Claviers.

1 July, 2026

46.7 miles from Claviers-Bargemon-Callas-La Motte-Bagnols-Fayence-Claviers.

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2013 Giro d'Italia

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