14th July 2014      19’C        320km Barnaul – Pospelikha – Rubtsovsk I left Barnaul at 930am, stopping briefly for fuel before continuing down the Russian A349 towards...

13th July 2014       31’C          0km by bike Barnaul Today I had assigned myself a rest day, although only a rest from riding, as there...

12th July 2014        31-41’C         182km Biysk – Barnaul The road from Biysk to Barnaul was like a freeway for most of the ride. Boring....

11th July 2014        22-34’C         248km Artibach – Biysk Heading out from Artibach, I made a last minute decision to take a back road, over...

9th July 2014     28-30’C     123km Ust-Sema – Катунь (Katun) I woke up at 11:30am, sporting a vicious hangover from the festivities of the night before and the overflowing Russian...

10th July 2014       30’C         206km Катунь (Katun) – Lake Teletskoe After a good night’s sleep, I woke to the sound of the river cascading...

8th July 2014       11-25’C     422km Kosh-Agach – Ust Sema Riding out of Kosh-Agach, I was soon in the magnificent countryside.  It snowed on the peaks last...