Tag Archives: 2007

Essential reading

Rapha’s typically detailed and well illustrated guide to the Etape is now up: http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=300 Well worth reading to get a sense of what lies ahead. There’s plenty of video floating about the web as well which I’ll try and collate … Continue reading

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That didn’t go according to plan

My second big tester, the Highclere Sportif didn’t go half as well as I had hoped. It didn’t go disastrously though, which is a crumb of comfort. Read my fuller report here: One hell of a day at Highclere Maybe … Continue reading

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It’s getting closer all the time

A little over five weeks to go and the enrves are setting in. The doubts start to pop up and nag away before I manage to shut them up for a while. Being a dreadful worrier, it’s never long before … Continue reading

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