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.

They shoot horses don’t they?

Truly I suffered like a nag ready for the knacker’s yard today. I drifted to the front again and may have accidently pushed the pace a bit on the way out to the hills but that doesn’t explain why I … Continue reading

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I rode on the front again :(

After being rudely awoken by some numpty from Curry’s, who was meant to be fitting an oven but took one look and said “no can do”, I did actually get out for the club ride. Admittedly, I was a little … Continue reading

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Descending the Izoard

Here’s a clip of Kap from the Cycling Plus forum doing so last week. How much am I looking forward to it watching this? A whole heap. This is the hairpin section at the top And this is the straighter … Continue reading

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