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Shredquest.com – travelling in style

by Tim M June 24, 2010 France2010

Thanks for checking back, I appreciate it!Looks like we’ll be travelling in style around the Pyrenees. Thanks to David at Cycling Adventures for hooking this up. $1000 for 13 days! This bad boy is going to accomodate 3 guys, 3 bike pods and stuff. As soon as we hit the ground, I’ll be adding an [...]

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Photo of the Day, France 2010 update

by Tim M December 6, 2009 Photography

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

by Tim M October 29, 2009 France09

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.

Fun times.

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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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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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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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July 26 – Cols du Telegraphe, Galibier and beautiful Chamonix

by Tim M August 26, 2009 France09

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.

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July 23 – High French Alps transit to Bourg d’Oisans

by Tim M August 20, 2009 France09

We headed off toward the Col d’Iseran (see below) as we were planning on getting to Bourg d’Oisans to attach the Alpe D’Huez and the only way to do that was over the cols in the wind (d’Iseran @ ~2600m or Telegraphe @ 1570m). Given the wind we could go all the way around into Italy near Bardonecchia or via Grenoble, both via very expensive tollways. We ended going via Italy which included an ~AUD$80 (€44) trip via the Tunnel de Frejus which passes for I think 31km under the Alps. It was hardly worth it as the traffic was horrendous at the toll booths. Most of the paying lanes were closed which pissed me off. What a waste. As it turns out, passing over the 1570m Col du Telegraphe would have been quicker and way more economical.

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July 20, 2009 – L’Etape du Tour and Bourg St Maurice

by Tim M August 9, 2009 France09

We eventually hit the first climb which broke everyone up. People cracked almost immediately – why they headed out so hard was beyond me. 170km in the southern France heat is a long, long way. The ride had some decent climbs including a tough one into Sault. I took off on that one just to test the legs. Sault is a nice little village and everyone was out. I stopped for water but some dudes charged through (clearly serious about their time).

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