L’Etape du Tour 2010: to do or not to do

by Tim M October 22, 2009 Travel
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Well after last year’s epic romp up the Ventoux, I’m now officially addicted to L’Etape. In fact, I reckon it’s more worthwhile smashing over to France for L’Etape than for Le Tour.

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Scott 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race: Hours 5-24

by Tim M October 13, 2009 09scott24hr
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It sure was delightful sitting campside in Canberra, not too cold, as the sun went down and the rider’s lights came on. Hundreds and hundreds of lights, white and red, merrily (cont)

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Scott 24 Hour 2009: Hours 1 – 4

by Tim M October 9, 2009 09scott24hr

Nerves. Tension. Excitement.

I was given the (very dubious) honour of taking us off first. This involved one of the team holding my bike in a big straight with about 600 other people, and 600 of us running 500 metres (ostensibly to spread us out) to the bikes…

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Pre-race Update from the Scott 24 Hour

by Tim M October 9, 2009 09scott24hr

Pre-race update from the 2009 Scott 24 Hour Race at Mt Stromlo, ACT.

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Reminder: Scott 24 Hour Live to Air!

by Tim M October 7, 2009 09scott24hr

Just a reminder that I am racing the Scott 24 Hour race at Mt Stromlo (Canberra) this weekend with my good mate Matt and 2 dudes I have never met before.

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Snow Shred Late Sept 09 Australia

by Tim M October 7, 2009 Fun

To be honest, apart from opening weekend (no lifts open), I hadn’t snowboarded all season; frankly, I was really, really jaded. By the industry, by the whole thing.

So, it was a joy to head north once again with Mike B to rendezvous with an almight late September front deigned to smash the Australian Alps. I do have some funny video, which I’ll try and get up in the next week.

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How to Race a 24-hour race (with no training)

by Tim M September 17, 2009 09scott24hr

Now, I don’t know about you, but when I read participation in the context of bikes, I know (and you know) it’s a race.

Participation-partishismation is what I say.

So, when my good mate Matt gmail-chatted me asking if I was in, I said “Sounds ridiculous, and I’m a ridiculous chap, so I’m in.”

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July 27-28 – Galibier, Chamonix, Colmar

by Tim M September 15, 2009 France09

We awoke in the presence of divinity. The run was rising over Chamonix and its glaciers and it was just amazing. Like, TOTALLY AMAZING AND HUMBLING AND GROUNDING.

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Guide to Cycling in France: released

by Tim M September 14, 2009 Resources

BAM. That’s the sound of can-do punching you in the ear.

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Guide to Cycling in France ebook

by Tim M September 11, 2009 Resources

Well, I threatened it, and now it’s happening…BAM! This just happened (this just happening? Wow, English, much hard).

Since I returned from France, I’ve been beavering away like a ninja to get the Guide to Cycling in France ebook done. And now it’s done, and currently at the….

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