Monthly Archives: July 2010

Mountain biking in Tignes and Enduro biking in Beaufortin

Posted on July 28, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

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!

Posted on July 9, 2010 by admin

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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La Marmotte, Alpe d’Huez: The Big One

Posted on July 2, 2010 by admin

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 →

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