It’s 5:24pm so that means it’s time to fire up the Bialetti for the days final coffee….which is a little more special today based on the package I received this morning. So, last week we were in Mid/North Wales for a week exploring our home country a little more and stopped into the Quarry...
The Slump
You spend nearly a year preparing for an event. You train. You diet. You focus. You say no to nights out as you need to train in the morning. You say no to pizza to keep the weight down. You push, you sweat, you grind, you plan and you count the days off until...
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...