I never used to believe my parents when they’d talk about time speeding up as you get older, but this year has just flown by. This year has been an amazing experience and whilst I am immobile after a massive amount of foodconsumed over the last couple of days I thought back over what...
La Marmotte 2018 – Part 1
So, a little history before we get into the main event. I started cycling about 4 years ago when back to back calf and knee injuries put an end to my pursuit of running and whilst in a bit of a slump over the frustration of not being able to hit the trails, my...
La Marmotte 2018 – Part 2
Day 2 – 07-JUL -2018 Before we’d left to go to France we had all discussed in great detail our prep and plans for the lead up to the big day and I had been adamant that I’d go for an easy spin on the Friday (which we did) then I would spend the...
La Marmotte 2018 – Part 3
This was it. No more training, no more preparation, no more waiting around.. Before La Marmotte I’d ridden in the Alpes before but never more than one Col at a time. Unless you count the Col du Lautaret when riding the Col du Galibier from thr Southern side which my friends do not. So...