Finally, after all of the preparation on indoor machines and building kilometres in rides through Holland. After fretting and worry that I would not be able to handle it and that my lack of cleats, or clip-in pedals or whatever that are called, would count against me. After realising that, no matter what, I just cycle in a flat country… Finally…. Finally, today, I cycled up something! In the stunning Ardennes region of Belgium, I hit the gradients that the indoor trainer has been a quiet and slightly unrealistic preparation for. Going up? Fantastic! Hard work but felt good! Going down? After going up you need to go down. Call me…