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.














