Monthly Archives: July 2011

2011 Etape du Tour Act 2

I may have been moved to tears in climbing the mythical Mt Ventoux and the Alpe d’Huez during previous Etapes. But if there were tears this year they would have been for different reasons and surely washed away into the … Continue reading

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2011 Etape du Tour Act 1

This is Act 1 of the two Etapes du Tour being run this year. It’s basically a half a Marmotte, kind of, as it runs from Modane to L’Alpe d’Huez via the Télégraphe and Galibier. This is handy as I … Continue reading

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La Marmotte 2011

Well here we go – the big one. Bit weird starting the CycloSportives I’ve planned for this trip with the hardest one of the lot. Not that the others will be easy but what can compete with 176km and 5,000m … Continue reading

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