Category Archives: Etape du Tour

Advice and experience of riding the Etape du Tour. Moral support, kit advice, gearing advice and all aspects of successfully riding the Etape.

The first report

Here’s my initial report as posted on my club’s forum, when I have time this week I’ll do some further stuff including my pictures: “Firstly, huge congratulations to the Dynamos who made it to the top of Alpe D’Huez. I … Continue reading

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Packed and ready to go

With much swearing, sweating and shoving I packed up the bike into the case last night before indulging in a pizza as just reward for wrestling it into the case. Luckily I had popped into Borders at lunchtime to read … Continue reading

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Famous faces on the Etape

Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s top track cyclists is riding it to raise money for Children with Leukemia, according to a story here: http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article.asp?UAN=1447&v=1 So you can sponsor him or you can sponsor me, but please sponsor one of us … Continue reading

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