Episode 12 – V81 Route Begins: Pyrenees Foothills to Atlantic Coast! 🏔️➡️🌊
We kick off the stunning V81 greenway (Voie Verte des Piémonts Pyrénéens) heading west toward the Atlantic – and it’s as beautiful as promised: lush valleys, smooth paths, and those classic French countryside views that make you forget the distance. But day one? Brutal cold front hits hard – icy winds, wet chills, and narrow village roads where French drivers pull some seriously dangerous maneuvers (watch out!).
Despite the freeze, we roll into charming Saint-Girons just in time for New Year’s Eve. Icy streets didn’t stop the magic – we bundled up, soaked in the village buzz, and rang in 2026 with epic fireworks exploding over the mountains. A perfect, chilly celebration to fuel the Atlantic push!
France’s greenways are gold – even when the weather fights back.
Thank you for being with us through the highs and the lows.
👉 Episode 1 (Málaga): [ • Ep.1/ GIBRALTAR 🇬🇮 – Starting of the Cycli… ]
👉 Episode 2 (Rainstorm Almuñécar): [ • “We Got SOAKED Cycling Spain`s Costa del S… ]
👉 Episode 3 (Sea of Plastic): [ • Ep.3/ ALMERIA🇪🇸 ” Spain’s Sea of Plastic i… ]
👉 Episode 4 (Murcia): [ • “This Guy Left his Job to Live on a Bike -… ]
👉 Episode 5 (Alicante Mastiff): [ • “Scariest Night Camping in Spain… Until Th… ]
👉 Episode 6 (Valencia Paradise): [ • “We Rode Valencia’s Paradise with German C… ]
👉 Episode 7 (Cycling Catalonia): [ • “Last Spain Ride to France: Epic Dam, Barc… ]
👉 Episode 8 (Crossing Pyrenees): [ • • “We Conquered the Pyrenees: 41 Days, 1639 … ]
👉 Episode 9 (Cycling France with Floods): [ • • “Biggest Flood in 30 Years Stopped Our Bik… ]
👉 Episode 10 (Tour de France guy with Trike and Dog): [ • • “Tour de France Legend in a Crazy Trike wi… ]
👉 Episode 11 (Cycling Canal Du Midi): [ • https://youtu.be/K44-QqwTyaY?si=Nh9yuRRqdQtNSGRJ ]
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Bikes: Riverside 520 Touring bikes (Self Customized)
Camera: Dji Action 5 Pro / Dji Osmo 360 / I Phone 13 / Dji Neo
Edited with Final Cut Pro
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