by admin | 11/24/23 | About
My tips – Top 100 Climbs – make your ride count. I have, through bitter experience, learnt a few harsh lessons about ‘bagging’ The Top 100 Climbs. It is easy to overlook the plain and obvious steps to ride a segment successfully on the first attempt. 1-... by admin | 11/28/22 | About
This site This is my blog about riding the Massif Central and Pyrenees mountains as listed in the “100 Greatest Cycling Climbs of the Tour de France” by Simon Warren. There is no target audience or demographic. I hope it will inspire, interest, and amuse... by admin | 11/09/22 | About
How I Climb Climbing to me is an art-form, an expert mountain climber is poetry in motion. In my limited experience, a lot of recreational riders will read about climbing techniques and strategies, then totally forget them when they reach a climb. When I used... by admin | 11/08/22 | About
3rd Time Lucky Take one,two three The excitement of setting sail from Portsmouth to Caen in June 2022. The plan included a meticulous layout—a drive near Pau on the Pyrenees’ west side, camping, and riding the first climb, the Port de Laurra. From Pau,... by admin | 11/08/22 | About
Training Indoors If I am honest then I have to say that going out riding in the rain in winter is not really my cup of tea. I spend my winters training indoors (I also avoid all the road salt and grit which just chews up and rusts everything). I think we could... by admin | 11/07/22 | About
The Brompton’s not meant for that! My rides become more frequent and at a respectable pace, which made me think. What do people rarely do on a Brompton? Early in the 2000s, I took my race bike (geared as low as it could go) to the Alps to watch the tour and ride...