MANY COULD AGREE, CYCLING ALONG THE French coastline would be a pretty epic journey that stretches all the way from the border of Belgium to the tip of Spain.
The thing is, the weather along the French Coast, especially up north near the Belgian border, acts like an unruly teenager.
On a good day, it can behave with bright sapphire sky and a brilliant sun, paired with the sounds of the crashing sea that makes up a perfect backdrop for a ride.
Today, is not a good day. Impenetrable dark grey clouds are chucking rain down in a temper tantrum, howling winds of unreasonable protests and it simply is just being impossible.
LA VÉLOMARITIME
The original plan was to cycle from the city of Calais to Boulogne-sur-Mer in the region of Pas-de-Calais, a 50km coastal ride that forms