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L’Etape Du Tour 2010 Report
June 2010: Cold, raining Melbourne. “Boy, I can’t wait to get to France for L’Etape. We should be able to improve on last year’s 1800th position. It’s going to be so warm, with lazy days filled with riding, Le Tour … Continue reading
France 2010 – T minus 21 days: Reader help needed (camera lenses)
Wow, this has come around quickly. I AM NOT EVEN READY. Not even close. Anyway, first up, some housekeeping. You’ll be able to follow the fun from France by: RSS-ing the RSS feed Checking the 2010 France archives – you … Continue reading
T-41 days: Shredquest is off to France for Le Tour and L’Etape
So, once again, nous allons en France! Michael and Tim hit the road again, for more excellent adventures, and this time, Clarky joins us. We’re staying in Aramits, near the Spanish border. View Larger Map Es muy excelente! This will … Continue reading
Photo of the Day, France 2010 update
I don’t know where she was off to, what her name was, but I want to be at that party, because no one dresses like this unless they’re going to some sort of super-party. If this was in Vice mag it would be a fashion do. What does this have to do with this website? Everything! She’s clearly on some sort of super crazy rainbow Shredquest.
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Video from the Galibier
God I love riding. This was an epic day. Poor old Mike did all the work up the Col du Telegraphe, but I was Menchoving so well that day, when he flicked his elbow, all he got was cold, steely Russian “Nyet”. Hhahaa.
Anyway, it was all high-larious up the Galibier then I wacked the gas on.
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L’Etape du Tour 2010: to do or not to do
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. Continue reading
Guide to Cycling in France: released
BAM. That’s the sound of can-do punching you in the ear. Continue reading
July 26 – Cols du Telegraphe, Galibier and beautiful Chamonix
We drove to St Michel de Maurienne and then headed straight up the Col du Telegraphe, which is a really tough little climb up to I think 1570m. There is good coffee at the top. Continue reading
July 25 – Transfer to St Jean de Maurienne via Glandon and Croix de Fer
After a very tough drive down, we arrived in St Jean de Maurienne, which is the base of the start of the climbs of all the Grands Cols (Galibier, Croix de Fer, Iseran etc), see below. It’s not though, a very nice town. Very industrial, stuff shuts early. It’s probably worth staying up the road at St Michel de Maurienne, or even better, Bourg d’Oisons and attacking Glandon+Croix de Fer, Alpe D’Huez and Galibier from that side. I’ll get a google map mashup done which shows the best places to attack climbs from.
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July 22 – Stage 17 Tour de France
Woke after a big sleep still very, very fatigued. The 3 Ventoux climbs, L’Etape, Col du Petite St Bernard and poor dietary profile (no protein) had created a serious kilojoule deficit and leg muscles was suffering badly. All the Heineken in the world couldn’t mask the damage I was doing (it appears multiple Heinekens is actually counterproductive – who’d have thunk-ed?!). Continue reading