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Prague
As often happens with my plans, this one was too ambitious. What this usually ends up meaning is a change of plans near the end of our trips. No exception in 2010 – lured by my early-90s (when everyone...
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2011 Giro d’Italia Route Map
One more Grand Tour out of the bag…The Giro will run from May 7th to 29th, 2011. For info in English, check out the official site. Steephill TV has info on TV and internet coverage. Reading material?...
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Weekend in Hell – Day One
Although my weekend in Le Nord was centered around the terrible cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, our hosts William and Alex decided that, since most of us were arriving in the early afternoon on Friday, there...
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Weekend in Hell – Day Three
The lads of Pavé had a full itinerary set for us on Sunday as well, and we were up and on the road to Belgium by 8am. William, the Brits, Youenn and I (with Alex pulling support duty) did five …...
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Trans Ardennes Bike Path – Day Two
The are some things in life that just make sense – peanut butter on toast, for one (although French supermarkets certainly haven’t caught on to this yet..). Another infinitely sensible idea is creating...
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Trans Ardennes Bike Path – Day Three
Day Three broke clear and warm (tip: if you want to be assured of good weather on a bike trip, invite me…I have uncanny luck.) and a really excellent climb through the forested hills that took me away...
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Haute Route, Day One: Geneva – Megève
A quick post tonight because it’s 21:35 and I need to get serious about recovery. Today’s first day was a pretty brutal beginning – much longer than in previous years – and has set the stage for the...
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Eddy Merckx Metro Station
I hear that Brussels has some museums and such, but I’ve spent my 1st two days here drinking beer from individually-shaped glasses (I got an apology tonight for being served a beer in the ‘wrong’ one!)...
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Villo!: Brussels’ Bike-rental System
I often gloat about living in a country that has a rich cycling past and vélo-friendly culture. And it’s true, I do, but when it comes to our city, we suck the hind you-know-what. Nîmes is positioned...
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Amstel Gold Race ‘Tour Version’
Sorry for the delay with this post. I’ve been struggling to find the right tone, not to mention trying to get over the shock of one of my favorite bloggers pulling the plug on his creative outlet....
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