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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
Hiking, biking and building
We set out on Sunday for a hike above Sainte Foy with some of Rob’s (an FMP director) family. The idea was to do a circuit, dropping over into Italy on the way. We parked cars but it started tipping … Continue reading
Tour de Mont Blanc bike ride
It was a pretty tough ride over two days, a lot of distance and a lot of uphill (see previous post below). We had our bags with changes of clothes and other clobber couriered ahead for the overnight stay, which … Continue reading
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
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
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
La Marmotte, Alpe d’Huez: The Big One
Well, this weekend is the big one. 5000m vertical ascent. All the training and racing so far this season has been building up to this… hoping to have some decent race stats to report back next week. In La Grand … Continue reading
Hot and busy
The weather has had a turn for the better – it’s been beautiful this week. Have been really busy with clients asking about chalets and building projects so been racing around meeting, looking and quoting. Took advantage of the weather … Continue reading
Morzine race
A catch-up for the last two weekends’ worth of cycle races: I came 10th in my category in the Cluses to Les Carroz race; 129th overall – about mid-table, which is where I seem to keep coming in the smaller … Continue reading
Bike race news
The day’s racing on the Megève Mont Blanc started out okay with about 3000 competitors but there were quite a few crashes and, tragically, one of the cyclists died when he went off the road and into a ravine. That … Continue reading