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Starting the next stage of my mega bike ride 27 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am
Tomorrow I’m reluctantly moving on from my lovely apartment in Les Gets towards Zurich so that I can meet my big brother & nephew next weekend for a 70th birthday bash (and I’ve heard a whisper it’s h...
Instrument bar for an Altus bar bag. 20 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
One of the annoyances on the ride down to Les Gets from Cambridge was that at every cafe stop (of which there were many) I had to struggle to disengage the GPS & iPhone from their handlebar mounts pl...
The centre pull generation, 19 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
Today the excellent Thierry at Nevada Sports here in Les Gets gave my Dawes bike a good going over. Tightening the headstock, replacing the chain, replacing the brake blocks, oiling all the pull wires...
Spot the difference? 17 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Spot the difference? Starting off to Les Gets 2009 Ride 2013 I thought it would be interesting to compare my two rides to Les Gets. The first ride was in August 2009 where I rode the...
Cambridge to Les Gets 2013 route 16 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
Using the Adze programme I stitched together all the GPS trails for my ride to Les Gets. Each day is given a different colour. There are a total of 25,471 points over the 761 miles (about 53 yards ap...
Day 13 – Final day into Les Gets 16 Aug 2013 | 04:54 pm
I finally made it to my apartment in Les Gets 13 days after leaving Cambridge & with 76 hours perched on my Brooks B17 saddle. Total distance covered this time 774 miles (1237km) which means when mov...
Day 11 Marnay to Hotel des Lacs 15 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
I think I’m going to need a pilot’s checklist before setting out each morning! Today I forgot to turn the Strava app on until I cycled over 6 miles plus the cadence meter obviously was knocked out of ...
Day 10 Chaumont to Marnay 14 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
An excellent days riding with the weather now a lot colder in the morning. Made error Numero Uno when setting off this morning by going down a steep hill to find out at the bottom I was 180 degrees o...
Day 9 Vitry to Chaumont 13 Aug 2013 | 02:20 am
After a mega snore last night I packed and went along to breakfast. Great spread and uber friendly folks. How can some folks make running a hotel look so easy? Whilst others make it seem so hard. Tod...
Day 8 – Mailly to Vitry le Francois 12 Aug 2013 | 01:43 am
After a restless nights nightmarish dreaming I awoke and very carefully made sure I didn’t leave anything. I was at the breakfast table for 8.30 sharp. The Dutch couple & kids arrived a few moments la...
