Back in 1950, my grandparents Ron and Irene Saunders, cycled from Dieppe to Nice in France. This was no mean feat in itself, but they actually cycled it on a tandem with homemade panniers constructed out of wood. Along the way they kept a diary detailing the route, the food and the prices, and so, in June 2023 I set off to retrace their journey. I had expected long days on the bike fuelled by pastry and steak. What I hadn’t expected was to connect with my grandparents and my family and find a sense of belonging I’d been missing. With the support of Salsa Cycles, Ortlieb gear, Lyon Cycle and IRIS clothing, I documented the journey in both the images you see below and in a film that is under construction right now. You can read more about it on IRIS’s website here.
