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

Fear of failure

I’m having a bit of crisis today after my episode with what should count as a minor hill in the grand scheme of things. I’m worrying about not getting the miles in now and finding myself in the broom wagon … Continue reading

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Cracked on the big hill

Went up the biggest hill I could find in London, all one kilometre of it at about 10% gradient. Well I work on the principle that it is the biggest as it’s the biggest one I’ve ridden up. Some may … Continue reading

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Cheap sunglasses

It would be rather premature to say the worst of the winter has passed, given that the siberian blast from Russia is due here next week, but the clear sunny weather today gave cyclists of every persuasion in the park … Continue reading

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