I took part in La Marmotte on the 2nd July. I arrived in Boug d’Oisans a few days before the event to acclimatize the legs and to ensure the bike set up was right. My acclimatization rides included Alp d’Huez, Glandon and Croix de Fer. The 107 mile event started […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Last weekend I did the Eroica ride, 100miles on a 1980s Peugeot in vintage clothing as well, including off road sections on the trails. That bike has a smallest gear of 42/23, so the steeper hills (including Mam Tor) were a real struggle. I also had some minor mechanicals with […]
How inconsistent the weather has been this year – we have gone from cancelling last week’s event, with its heavy showers and dull, murky light. This week we were back on track; a much brighter evening, but with a strong North to North-Easterly wind. Our Junior section has dropped off, […]
My husband Steve and I have just joined the club so thought you might like to hear about out experience of a sportive as relative newbies to cycling. We signed up to our first ever cycling event (the Tour of Cambridge) before really thinking about any preparation required. We joined […]
Started off from central Peterborough with Roland. After going to the loo (!), found our starting pens. Well not quite as easy as that, seems there was a last minute change in the race gate order & had to fanny around finding mine. However waiting in the sun was not […]
This was a 230km (143mile) event in South Wales, including the Brecon Beacons, with over 11,000 ft of climbing and 4 major climbs. This was my a significant margin the hardest ride I have done, both in terms of length and total climbing. I found it very tough, and at […]