Category Archives: Motorbikes – Enduro Biking

Back into it

Been missing in action on the blog due to holidays, I’m afraid – returned to a manic week of work this week, but holiday news first… We opted for the beach holiday in Moliets near Biarritz for a complete change … Continue reading

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Mountain biking in Tignes and Enduro biking in Beaufortin

Things have been quiet on the building front with most of my guys away on holiday, but that’s given me time to catch up with other stuff and we’ve got some interesting project ideas that are cooking up nicely. Recent … Continue reading

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Watching the Tour de France coming over Col de la Madeleine

It’s been a great week with the cycle camp guys staying at Chalet Merlo. On Tuesday we cycled up to the top of Col de la Madeleine ahead of the Tour to get a (small) sense of what the Tour … Continue reading

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The aftermath of La Marmotte cyclosportive – it hurts!

It’s the furthest I’ve ever raced and the highest I’ve ever climbed and there was plenty of suffering. The official race results haven’t been declared yet as there were so many competitors but I did it in 8 hours and … Continue reading

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Col du Petit Saint-Bernard into Italy

The Col du Petit Saint-Bernard is now open so we’re looking to take the motorbikes over the top and into the Aosta Valley (Italy) this weekend. Today and tomorrow look dreadful, weather-wise, so Sunday might be the only window. Last … Continue reading

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Scrambling over the Alps

Three of the FMP team – Chris, Paul and me – took a 2-day tour of FMP properties on off-road motorbikes in October. Two days might suggest that either the FMP properties are spread far and wide or that our … Continue reading

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