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Tag Archives: Etape du Tour
After the climb, the descent
It sits there in the hallway, untouched. It pleads with me every time I pass it, but I ignore it. I ignore it as long as I can. But there comes a point where you have to take the bike … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour, Hillingdon, Road Racing
Tagged 2010, 4th Cat, Etape du Tour, Hillingdon, London, racing
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Stage 17 of Tour de France 2010 – How tough?
While riding the Etape du Tour, I also found time to make a video report for BBC Sport You can watch it on the BBC Cycling site: Tour de France 2010: How tough is the Col du Tourmalet? My favourite … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour, Video
Tagged BBC, Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Soulor, Col du Tourmalet, Etape du Tour, Rapha, sportive, Tour de France, video
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Etape du Tour 2010: Pau to Tourmalet in which time slips away from me
07:44 it read at the foot of the Tourmalet as I swung left over the timing mat and up through Luz Saint Saveur. “No danger from the voiture balai here. Should be able to do this in under ten hours … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour
Tagged Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Soulor, Col du Tourmalet, Etape du Tour, Lourdes, Pau
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Un jour d’enfer
Un jour d’enfer Originally uploaded by leguape This is about as bad as it got, going through utter hell on the Port de Bales. This was where I was just clinging on grimly and trying to get over this one … Continue reading
The WTF? bits
1. The bloke with one leg. No prosthesis, just the one leg. Pedalling away merrily up the climbs, in his Credit Mutuel-sponsored kit, and telling his mate not to got too hard. His mate’s reply was that he’d only catch … Continue reading
Report on BBC 606
You can read one of my reports on this year’s event on 606 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A24909889 I’ll be adding more colourful bits on here as well. There’s so many wonderful memories that I want to get down somewhere before they fade. … Continue reading
Get in!
Get in! Originally uploaded by leguape Tweet
Done it! Last climb nailed
Done it! Last climb nailed Originally uploaded by leguape Tweet
Col aspet. It’s got as sin
Col aspet. It’s got as sin Originally uploaded by leguape Tweet
Band at first feed Feeling ok 70 done
Band at first feed Feeling ok 70 done Originally uploaded by leguape Tweet
