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.

Just because it’s sunny doesn’t mean it’s warm

It’s blowing a gale in W12 and Richmond. I nearly got blown to a halt on the big hill – and I was going down it. Apologies for the lack of posts this week, I’ve been having trouble with blogger.com … Continue reading

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Back on top of it

A good weekend getting plenty of miles in. More importantly I got the new bike and feel committed to things again. Went out on Saturday morning with London Dynamo for an excellent ride. As there were quite a few new … Continue reading

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Talking tactics #1: gels or drinks

I’ve just spent a few minutes mulling over how many SiS GO gels I could attach to my top tube. An odd thing to find myself doing but one I think every Etaper needs to think about. The food/fuel/drink debate … Continue reading

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