Berton Ride - Day 8
We woke Saturday to another brilliant day in Nice. Our hostess Carolyn brought us fresh baguettes to eat with breakfast, and we were all...
Berton Ride - Day 7
Some were awakened in the middle of the night to the news, and others learned about it in the morning: we learned of the tragic attack in...
Berton Ride - Day 6
Day 6: Elevation Gains on Muscle Pains After a tough day yesterday, we assumed that today would be a much easier day. What were we...
Berton Ride - Day 5
Day 5: On Top of our Game on Top of the World Today was a tremendous day. A spectacular 18-mile climb up the highest paved road in...
Berton Ride - Day 4
We thought that today's ride would be difficult because of the initial climb: eight miles up a very steep road to the pass at the top...
Berton Ride - Day 3
Day 3 - You Can't Spell "Upstream" without "Up!" (A quick editorial note: Teammate Max has become editor and chief blogger, and has...
Berton Ride - Day 2 Evening Update
Day 2 evening Nice dinner in a quaint downtown plaza, then to one of the bars to watch France and Portugal in the European Cup...
Berton Ride - Day 2
Cheers to Laura, the wife of our French friend David, who drove David all the way from Nice to meet us bright and early to start Day 2....
Berton Ride - Day 1 Update
Update: Day 1, evening update One team member was suffering somewhat from dehydration; fortunately, with a lot of water and a little nap,...
Berton - Day 1
Day 1 of the ride: Great first day! We did 45 miles. 6100 feet of elevation starting in Nice, France , through town to the Mediterranean...