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Series: La Marmotte

La Marmotte

Monday, 16th July 2018

My training plan for the Marmotte had gone badly! The plan to start getting fit for a serious attempt at going around the 174km course as fast as I was able was stopped dead in its tracks just when it was supposed to really get going after Xmas 2017. A couple of months later (after …

Bourg d’Oisans

Sunday, 15th July 2018

We arrived in Bourg d’Oisans literally just as Rachel had been involved in a crash with a car! I was driving down the main street in to town and there, sprawled on the road, was a bloodied Rachel looking totally dazed and surrounded by people…

Vosges

Saturday, 14th July 2018

On our trip south for the Marmotte we decided to break up the journey… This had several benefits – We visited Belgium and saw the Atomium in Brussels, We visited Luxembourg City, We saved a massive amount of money on tolls by not using French motorways, and We happened across the Vosges Mountains…

Couple of Days of Work & a Big “Pikey Dodging” Cycle Ride

Tuesday, 5th June 2018

The weekend was dominated by two days of work, but at least it was fun work – mostly gorge bashing with super exciting big jumps in to pools of lovely cool Lakeland water…

I’ve entered the Marmotte 2018!

Wednesday, 22nd November 2017

The 2017 Etape du Tour was an utterly incredible day! And the build up and training that got me to the finish line was fantastic too. So for 2018 I decided I should do something similar…

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