You may have noticed that we've tweaked the route a little...

It turns out the Alps are really high and really cold, so rather than tackle them head on, we're going to go round the foothills (/normal sized mountains), then along the coast from France into Italy. Week 3 is now going to be stupidly beautiful but be aware, with mountains and a 75 mile a day average, it is not for the weak thighed or the weak willed.

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