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2018-07-18 11:54:19 - Stage 12 - Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs > Alpe d'HuezDistance - 175.7kmClimbing - 5300m Climbs - Col de la Madeleine, Lacets de Montvernier, Col de la Croix de Fer,...
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2018-07-17 16:50:07 - It's 6.12 am on the first Sunday morning in July. I'm stood on a road next to the Italian equivalent of a village green. I've got my bike and my cycling kit on but I'm...
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2018-07-17 11:02:14 - The closest I've been to bikepacking recently was putting a frame in a box and posting it. That's not strictly true - a few years ago, me and a mate cycled down to my...
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2018-07-16 15:58:18 - Stage 11 - Albertville > La RosiereDistance - 114kmClimbing - 3943m Climbs - Montée de Bisanne, Col du Pré, Col du Méraillet, Cormet de Roselend, Col de la Rosiere...
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2018-07-13 15:39:39 - La Marmotte. With a 173km parcours sending you over four mountain passes to rack up over 5000m of climbing, it's not for the faint of heart. I rode it in 2018 having had...
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2018-07-13 11:59:20 - The Dulux London Revolution is considered one of the best two-day events in the UK with its complete loop around London, taking in the Surrey Hills to the south and...
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2018-07-13 09:23:38 - If you can't stand the heat, don't ride the Marmotte. That's probably the most important thing I learned this weekend, having abandoned the Marmotte after 100km and...
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2018-07-12 12:07:11 - Stage 10 - Annecy > Le Grand-Bornand - 10/07/18Distance: 158.5kmClimbing: 3803m Climbs: Col de Bluffy, Col de la Croix Fry, Montee du Plateau des Glieres, Col du...
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2018-07-09 16:06:47 - This year the Cyclone Festival of Cycling hosted the national time trial and road championships alongside the usual range of sportives, providing four days of cycling...
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2018-07-06 15:06:14 - Unless you have been hibernating for a few months I'm sure you'll be aware that 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force (April 1st 1918)....
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2018-07-05 14:57:34 - Let's face it: Gran Fondos in the conventional sense just aren't for everybody. The jostling for positions, risky overtakes to move up from 1243th to 1117th, and the...
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2018-06-19 12:35:52 - Having moved to Italy last September but not getting the chance to ride Passo Del Stelvio during the summer, I had been waiting rather impatiently for the snow to be...
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2018-06-06 10:42:30 - A stalwart on the sportive scene, the Tour of Wessex has been around for many a year, and was the first multi-day event you could ride in the UK. A three-stage monster...
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2018-06-05 09:43:58 - The new route for the Black Rat sportive presented a dilemma. The longest of the three routes, the 166km Granfondo, was going over Gospel Pass, near Abergavenny, for the...
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2018-06-01 10:52:27 - As cyclists go, I've always been on the heavy side. Being 6ft 2in means I do carry a larger frame than most, and also having had two children, I have struggled with...
