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Month: June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016June 27, 2016

A Debrief – L’Ariegeoise XXL

Ariegeoise XXL This was my first overseas event of the year, and basically, it was pretty ace. As mentioned in my ‘preview’ here, L'Ariegeoise seems to be almost totally unknown in the UK, and the reason why is beyond me. Just like its big brothers such as La Marmotte and Maratona, all the usual paraphanalia …

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Posted on June 24, 2016

Mutterings from the mountains, part I

Hello. I’m in Seix, Pyrenees, for a while to train, ride a sportive (the Ariegeoise XXL) and help Matt out where necessary with the business Today is day four and a rest / taper day prior to taking on the beast of the Beille tomorrow as part of the sportive.  So it will be a …

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Posted on June 16, 2016January 22, 2017

Testing testing….

I had my first set of proper performance testing today, and it was quite an experience. This is what happened and what it’s all about…. How it all came about. I met Vince, the chap who very kindly performed the testing for me, at the Tour of Wessex on the epic smashfest of stage two. …

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Posted on June 13, 2016

A review: Max’s Protein Bars

So, I've never reviewed anything before, but always fancied doing so. However, following discussions with an as yet top secret partner, it looks like I'm going to start eating / wearing / trying things and then writing about them!  So, here's the inaugaral review.... Max's Protein Bars I had never heard of these til I …

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Posted on June 6, 2016June 6, 2016

A debrief: Slaying the Dragon, mentally if not physically

I accidentally ended up doing the Dragon Ride Gran Fondo yesterday. Having found I could get a free entry on Friday afternoon, I put out a tweet on asking if there was anyone in London driving over, expecting nothing of it. However, within an hour or so, contact was made, and before i knew it, …

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Posted on June 2, 2016June 3, 2016

Four findings from Forty Five hours

I wrote here about the events making up my season, and the first significant ones, a week in the Ariege (Pyrenees) and the three day Tour of Wessex, have now passed. During these two events (and ignoring the week inbetween), I pedalled for around forty two hours - probably forty five hours if you include non-moving …

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