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Welcome to the middle of nowhere, where the terrain gets tougher, the heat ramps up, and the legs start to feel the real test. In Episode 4, we push south through France’s interior toward Limoges, a city known for its porcelain and unexpected beauty. The route turns remote, the roads get rougher, and doubts creep in.
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No, no eye problem. Everything okay? Messi Baku. Running low on water. No food. I’ve got Leblanc on here. 65K. I’m going to set my sights for a town that’s sooner. Chatong Sre. These little towns on the way are absolutely nothing towns. This cafe better have something for me. Getting adventurous with the beer rouge for more. Leaving this town now. Everywhere is closed. I need to get to this supermarket to be fair. Less than 2 miles to this Leblanc. And I have been in the middle of nowhere for ages. To sum up today, we got up in the middle of nowhere in 60 mi. Seen two tiny towns and I just kind of smashed it. I made it to Little Leblanc. or else it would have been this amount of water and no food for the night. I’m just going straight behind a little to see what it offers me. I’ve got mints that I stuffed in a bag of escalop de I’m going to look up what dinde is cuz it’s not even a poule then is it? Good morning. 100k exactly away from Limoge. Sunny day. Coffee is on the go. I do need to remember that I’m putting a whole liter of milk in here. So I do have to make it strong. By the time you get to the end of that, you must be absolutely buzzing. That’s the tradition around here. Leblanc. Yeah. Yeah. So Leblanc anyway. Not that one. Making a bunch of pace on this road. 22 mph. Just done up 10 miles from Leblanc. Whoa. How many tires was that? Putting in the work here. What if I put an electrolyte tablet in my coffee? Create rocket fuel later on. There be a shop out here. Yeah. Yeah. I’m really sorting everything out except my battery. The mo 30 miles. Oi had a messy chain situation. Come on then. Let’s go. Bonjour at Pes for a bit. Yo, outskirts of Leo on Leblanc to Leo today was some decent work. Can’t believe how nice it is to ride without these bags. I’m out here in Leo. Oh, your dogs. I get him. Get that dog. Get that dog. Hey, it’s time to get back to what I meant to do. I’m trying to get out of here, mate. Jeez, this has been going on for ages. 3 miles an hour. There’s a lot more. Might be at the top of this crazy hill now. I have to Oh Oh, Chatau de Halford dates back to the 1100s, but was reborn in the 1600s as Dorne’s biggest palace. What a day. Over 100k already. So, I don’t know where I’m staying tonight. I got all this stuff in the way of my leg. I hope it doesn’t fall out. Guasia. What is this place? You know, it’s a quite a bit of a town. Ooh, I can make things work for me right here. Thunder coming from there. So, let’s just look over there. I can’t cook my beef and ravioli. It’s just not doing enough. No more my cooking. No more my coffee. It’s the first time I got told off for camping somewhere. I’m just packing up. I’m taking long as always. Throwing away a half kilo of mint. That’s a nightmare. H Castle. That was cool. Time to see things like that. It’s just a start. Instead of cooking time is more cycling time. This is the hottest I’ve ever cycled in. Pick an electrolyte in there. I’m just taking a little break in the midday sun. Hopefully, we finish up the day. 50 mi from Tulus. Base of the mountain is really close to Tulus. I’ve been going 7 m an hour on what I thought was flat. I thought there’s something up with me or the bike. Let’s just say that I’m disorientated. I don’t know an uphill when I see one anymore. Bonjour flan vanil and eclair. I just hit 100 miles since the mo. [Music] Got the shopping now. Just walking around the supermarket for a spot. I don’t think it’s looking good. Maybe farther that way. It’s Lazert. Over a week in France now. I feel like a different person. Good thing I’ve had the time to better myself before hitting the mountains.