Category: etape
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Turbo Session 28th Dec – Garmin Connect – Details
Untitled by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details.
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More snow! More turbo
People will think I secretly like using the Turbo, I’m doing a lot more turbo than on the road at present. Today’s turbo session, only 90 minutes or so, the first hour steady, then some intervals. I finally got round to taking my Giant in to the shop to have the wheel and mudguards done,…
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Sno’ fun, must get the turbo set up indoors
Right, if I’m to get any training in, I’m going to have to put the Turbo up in the front room. The question has to be which bike on the turbo? Still, I’m glad I didn’t attempt the train today, it took SWMBO two hours to get into work this morning, and anyway, the bankers…
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Nice, that’s south of France, and mountains…
Despite still feeling delicate, I had booked so went on our weekend to Nice, where we got some good riding in. I can only bow to the superior journalistic skill of my big bro’, whose write up is posted here: Dynamo Duncan
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Ooops, went down
After a week in the balmy southern hemisphere, including a mountain bike ride in the Tokai forest outside Cape Town, (note to self: don’t like downhill on mountain bike trails, frightens me…) I went out with the club on Sunday morning. I chose to go o ut with the usual “mods plus” group, having done…
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Training continues, (my)Tour of the Peak off
Despite challenges to training through work, a week in San Fransisco wasn’t as bad as it could have been. I did manage to get to the gym four mornings, although there was only on recumbent bike in gym, I still spent an hour so each morning on that. I also attempted a couple of short…
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Back to training
I haven’t actually stopped training, just with holidays and work, I haven’t done as much as I’d have liked, and I haven’t had too much time to blog about what I have been doing. Last weekend I did manage to cycle to Leicester on Saturday (following wind, thought it was easy) and back on Sunday…
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Tour of the Peak anyone?
Looks like the next challenge will be the Tour of the Peak on October 30th – at that time the weather could be either way (but I think winter gear will probably be essential), the climbs we know are impressive (Cat & Fiddle?). This will certainly keep the training going. J’s talked me into it,…
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Home again, what’s next?
We finally arrived home yesterday evening after a grueling few days. Next time, don’t suggest we drive down (and back) in one go… Anyway, we departed Pau at 06:15 and made Calais in time for (a well deserved!) meal in the town centre before boarding the ferry. It is a long drive, but this time…
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L’etape, ca fait.
It is done. I completed the etape this year, a grueling three climbs in 40-degree heat. I’m just surprised that more people didn’t fail. I managed to cross the finish line with a clock time of 9h6mins, which taking off the delay at the start gave me a course time of 8h50 or so. I’m…