My cycling journal
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In 2008, I learned a little secret about life. ‘Someday’ never happens. As in, “Someday I’d like to cyclotour the Tour de France.” Or, “Someday I want to win a bike race.”
Your someday’s always stay in the future, safe and secure where they can’t bother anyone. The dirty secret is that [...]
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As far as I can tell, in France it is totally acceptable to pee anywhere you’d like, as long as you are wearing cycling kit and riding a bicycle.
Here in San Diego, we’re always looking for a public restroom of some sort, maybe a gas station or a roadside cafe. One time in France, we [...]
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Last year, I watched the Tour de France on TV and in all likelihood, next year I will do the same. This year, however, I was at le Tour and experienced it in a way that’s impossible via TV.
Stage 17 – At the 1km marker on L’Alpe d’Huez
Our chalet was on the race course [...]
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Something magical happened at the end of Stage 19 from Roanne to Montluçon. For just one moment, I was really racing the Tour de France.
Bikestyle Tours arranged for us to ride Stage 19 in front of the peloton on race day and it was an amazing experience. The fans, gendarmes, little villages, everything was there. [...]
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I took lots of photos that didn’t get posted to my blog. Here’s everything, enjoy!
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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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Quick author note: I didn’t write much about my Tour experience and rather than bore everyone with a 14-page account, I’ll be posting vignettes over the next several days. Stay tuned. — Arlyn
I looked at the guide as if he was crazy. Was he trying to start a fight? Get in the van? I tell [...]
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A day in the air, originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
Remember when flying was really fun?
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City of Lights, originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
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Mmm… Bordeaux, originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
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