Author Archives: Alex Murray
One hell of a day at Highclere
Yesterday was the Highclere sportif, one of the events I had set myself as a fitness test before the Etape Du Tour. Yesterday was also about as much pain as I have endured on a bike since the last Etape. … Continue reading
Posted in Etape du Tour, Road Racing
Tagged "Highclere sportive", feeding, injury, knee, pain, ride, suffering, vomiting
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It’s getting closer all the time
A little over five weeks to go and the enrves are setting in. The doubts start to pop up and nag away before I manage to shut them up for a while. Being a dreadful worrier, it’s never long before … Continue reading
Essentials for a training ride
Sunday’s training ride was an enjoyable 126km in sunny weather round the Surrey Hills. It took a bit longer than planned due to an unseasonal outbreak of punctures for Simon – 6 in total and we couldn’t figure out why. … Continue reading
Posted in Components
Tagged "inner tube", "training ride", "tube patches", "tyre levers", essentials, money, multitool, phone, pump, repairs
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