Alps Divide - Part 2

Merde.

My alarm sounded at 2am and I was up and ready. Five hours of sleep had been a pure luxury, although I felt the lost time - but I knew that the hours of recovery would be an asset as I set off in the dark. 

I truly love night riding. It’s something I used to fear deeply and try to avoid, but in the hours after traffic has calmed and the world is silent, …