I should probably make a start of documenting my tour from Marseille to Barcelona here.

So at the end of August a good friend and I boarded a train from Rotterdam to Marseille to start our tour. Two days earlier we decided to completely toss out our original plan of cycling to Rome from there because of the forest fires along the mediterranean and made the decision to head into the opposite direction (and as we learned, right into the dominant headwind of summer) to Barcelona.
We made a rough plan and just decided to ride from hostel to hotel finetuning things as we went. Picking spots along the route to stay overnight and booking them 1-2 days beforehand. I used Komoot for planning and navigation.

So off we went!

Summary

• Total distance:750km (466 miles) and a total of 7220 meters (23688 ft.) of climbing in about 9 days
• Shortest day: 31 km (19 miles) but with close to 1400m (4593 ft.) of climbing
• Longest day: 140 km (87 miles) with 1171m (3841 ft.) of climbing on the final day
• Top speed: 65.2 kph (40.5 mph)
• Hungriest day: Day 9 with an estimated 4,621kJ of energy output. Even 4 bananas weren't enough in the final hour.
• Longest day: Day 2 with 11:51 hours of elapsed time
• Warmest day: 33°C (91.4°F)
• Bike weight: 15 kg (33 lbs.)
• Load weight: 18 kg (40 lbs.) a.k.a. way too much
• # flat tyres: 2