Postcards from the Pyrenees
We left home just after 09:00 on Monday morning in our Renault hire car and headed for Bagneres de Bigorre. Just past Carcassone, the car emitted a small cough and lost power. My beloved guided it onto...
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It rained heavily overnight but, by the time we awoke on Sunday morning, the roads were starting to dry out. The sky looked menacing although rain wasn’t forecast until the afternoon. The club had a...
View ArticleA good read
This month’s Cycle Sport magazine opines on “the best 50 cycling books of all time [in the English language]“. Lists are always interesting, open to debate and, ultimately, very subjective despite...
View Article2010 Highlights
We’ve reached the time of year when it’s difficult to fill newspaper and cycling magazine columns without taking a retrospective look at the season. This seemed like a suitable discussion topic for my...
View ArticleCounting down the clock
As part of my preparations for The Tour, yesterday afternoon I watched the Tour de France team presentation held in the theatrical, Gallo-Roman, Parc du Puy-du-Fou. The spectacle was much enjoyed by...
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