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.

January done and all is well

Following Ron from etape.org.uk‘s advice I made sure that at the end of Janaury I could do a reasonable and attainable goal for this stage in the training. So on Tuesday I made the most of my day off during … Continue reading

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Triple chainrings, a basic guide

The big one: for going down hills. The middle one: for going along the flat. The small one: for going up hills. That’s how I explained it to the lady who I stopped to help at the bottom of the … Continue reading

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An evening with Rapha

Spent a very pleasant few hours this evening at the HQ of Rapha (www.rapha.cc), manufacturer of some of the best designed kit around, in my opinion. I already own a few bits by them, a particular favourite of mine being … Continue reading

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