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It’s Stage 18 from Embrun to Alpe d’Huez and I’m safely ensconced in our beautiful chalet watching the race on French TV with a baguette in one hand and a Heinekin in the other. A bunch of us have ridden down and back up L’Alpe to get a flavor of the mania and now [...]
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Same blog, different address. I have switched my blog address to http://www.AdventuresOnABike.com to be consistent with the title of my blog and so I can talk about it more easily. All the redirects should work, so ping me if you have a problem.
I am still a team captain for Team Climb On! of course, and [...]
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I don’t speak French.
I’m fluent in C#, know a little German, a smattering of Spanish, but zero French. And yet, I’m leaving for France next Saturday on a whirlwind tour of the greatest sporting event known to man – le Tour de France.
I now rely on you, my community, to help me out… “Hello, hello, [...]
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Got a recommendation to read The Rider, by Tim Krabbe and wow – am I glad I did! I’ve read a few books about bike racing, but this was the rawest, most exciting and genuine account of a bike race I’ve ever read. Here’s the first paragraph.
Meyrueis, Lozere, June 26, 1977. Hot and overcast. I [...]
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I love Jill’s Up in Alaska blog for both the great writing and excellent pictures. Today she hit it out of the park with Oh, the places we’ll ride.
I gotta get to Alaska.
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Today is bike to work day. There are a ton of activities going on across the nation encouraging people to stop driving and start cycling. And even though I work from home, I decided to join in and bike to work too. It sure is a lot harder getting up the stairs [...]
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My heart goes out to Fat Cyclist and his family, dealing with cancer in a way that I hope I never have to. And how cool was it of Lance Armstrong to send his support to help Susan win? Fatty is right that Lance’s achievements off the bike far surpass anything he accomplished in [...]
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If you’ve ever dreamed of riding the beautiful French Alps then you’ve got to check out Cycling Challenge. Wills challenge this year is to ride 160,000 vertical meters. That’s over a half-million vertical feet!
His blog is full of great beta on all the best climbs in the Alps. The elevation profiles are cool [...]
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Have you found the Bicycle Tutor? This guy rocks. He’s got videos showing you how to perform a lot of common maintenance on your bike. I’ve subscribed to his feed and am getting a lot out of his posts.
Thanks Bicycle Tutor guy!
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If you’re training for your first century ride, check out the Trek Century Trainin Program. Andy, Dave and I rode with them several times last year and I found the group to be very cool and supportive to new riders. The ride leaders were very professional and had done quite a bit of planning [...]
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