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Type two fun.

Leaving Leitza we knew we were on a tight schedule to reach our destination of Arbizu before the forecasted rain hit. Did we manage it…?

The day started beautifully, rolling over the greenway track that used to be a mountain railway. The highlight was a 3km tunnel. We managed to ride it with only one front light between the three of us through the pitch darkness.

After a now traditional second breakfast at Lekunberri we got the climb of the day 17km/90 minutes of pure uphill, at first through forest and then as we ascended further into the national park, over rocky mountain tracks.

The highest point of the day was also ominous as we could see the storm clouds gathering. Sure enough on the descent a biblical storm of hail and rain hit. Our track became a river and we had to dismount to walk sections.

Part of the path had us cycling narrow single-track with a ravine to our right and sheer rock face to our left. Take it easy on those sections.

But eventually we made it down to Arbizu, soaked, but in a hotel that at least has a radiator each to dry out drenched kit on.