Author Archives: Alex Murray

Etape Du Tour: job done

Having spent most of this year building up to it, I can now proudly announce that I completed the Etape Du Tour, between Foix and Loudenvielle, on Monday. I’m still trying to recover now. My back isn’t hurting as much … Continue reading

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The WTF? bits

1. The bloke with one leg. No prosthesis, just the one leg. Pedalling away merrily up the climbs, in his Credit Mutuel-sponsored kit, and telling his mate not to got too hard. His mate’s reply was that he’d only catch … Continue reading

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Report on BBC 606

You can read one of my reports on this year’s event on 606 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A24909889 I’ll be adding more colourful bits on here as well. There’s so many wonderful memories that I want to get down somewhere before they fade. … Continue reading

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