{"id":4701,"date":"2026-09-25T16:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/?p=4701"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:05:43","slug":"iberian-divide-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/?p=4701","title":{"rendered":"Iberian Divide day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Girona to Campdevanol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early start from Girona to avoid at least some of the heat . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then out the Carrilet towards Angles and Olot. Quick coffee stop in Amer, same place as with Tim a few days ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pan flat initially, lovely champagne gravel really all the way to Olot where we stopped for a sandwich and some 2 stroke (coke) as we knew the climbing would start soon .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sure did start and it was boiling. \u201cOnly mad dogs and Irishmen ?\u201d Liz got a puncture which we plugged. Nearly ran out of water and really would not have liked that hill to last much longer, although it was not particularly difficult except for the heat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stopped here for an ice cream, water and more two stroke. Had a quick look around. Nice town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onwards towards Ripoll on a \u201c iron road\u201d downhill all the way. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stopped here to buy extra bottle cages and bottles. Not getting caught out again ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Busy bit of road to hotel , Komoot lead us astray but google maps to the rescue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Bentleys parked here. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although I would prefer not I am reinstating the MDT( marital distress traffic lights. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udea6 today green all day despite the puncture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ASS Score ( SADDLE SORE ASSESSMENT SCORE) the details of which I will not bother you with. But the higher the worse (0-5 )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today probably a 1 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

93km with 1400m not a bad day at the bikepacking office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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