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March 2010

104km ride today.

28 March 2010

Did a 104km ride with 2649m altitude gain today. Very tired but very happy, getting fit for summer. Col du Segus, Cote de Lestelle, Col du Soulor, Col du Borderes, Lac d’Estaing & Cote de Arcizans. [iframe http://ridewithgps.com/trips/25969/embed 100% 600] You might like:More SnowPlease disregard all references to spring or summer in recent blog posts, its still [...]

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Col du Tourmalet

27 March 2010

Its only the end March and I am already receiving emails asking when the Tourmalet is open. The answer is not for 2 months yet. At the moment you can ride from Luz to the ski station at Superberages which is 4.6km from the summit at 1800m. From the east you can ride to La [...]

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I love cycling. I love road trips.

26 March 2010
Port-de-la-Bonaigua

There are few things  in this world I love more than a cycling road trip, the longest so far has been a 570km, 7 and a half hours drive to Madrid to see the Vuelta a Espagne in 2009. On Wednesday, myself and Olive drove for 5 hours to get to the finish of Stage [...]

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Volta a Catalunya, stage 4.

25 March 2010
Philip Deignan.

Some photos from the start of stage 4. See the photo gallery of stage 4, Volta a Catalunya 2010.You might like:Col du TourmaletThis is the Col du Tourmalet today, as you can see there is still lots of snow. The ski stations wil…The Giant is StirringThe Giant of the Tourmalet will soon be awoken from [...]

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Volta a Catalunya

24 March 2010
Volta a Catalunya Stage 3 2010

Went down to see the finish of stage 3 of Volta a Catalunya in La Seu d’Urgell today. It is a 275km drive across the mountains through some stunning scenery, took 5 hours. I’ll add a full report and photo gallery on Friday. You might like:Col du BerbérustCycled up to the Col du Berbérust today in [...]

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Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Pyrenées

17 March 2010
Hautacam

Early morning spin up Hautacam, the warmest day of the year so far, it’s already 20°c at 11:00h.You might like:Volta a Catalunya, stage 4.Some photos from the start of stage 4. See the photo gallery of stage 4, Volta a Catalunya 2010…Pont d’EspagneToday was beautiful with temperatures up to 27°c, perfect for cycling. See the [...]

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Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Pyrenées

17 March 2010
Hautacam

Early morning spin up Hautacam, the warmest day of the year so far, it’s already 20°c at 11:00h.You might like:Rest DayToday was the rest day between  stage 16 and 17. But there was not much rest. Many of the riders we…Hautes Pyrenées Tribute to Laurent Fignon The statue at the summit of the Col du [...]

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Spring

13 March 2010
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We had heavy snow on Sunday and Monday, part of what the local paper called the never ending winter. From Wednesday it has been dry and sunny but bitterly cold as anybody who was watching Paris-Nice will know. Despite this the presence of spring is everywhere to see, trees and bushes are sprouting leafs and [...]

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Storm Damage.

1 March 2010
Argeles storm damage

Over half of the trees in the park in Argeles-Gazost were destroyed in the storm. You might like:Sunny DayToday was hot. 30°c in the shade. We ate a barbecue meal outside under the trees this evening, s…Storm CloudsSummer is here and with it has come the first summer storm. April has been one of the driest on reco…Autumn [...]

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Xynthia, the perfect storm.

1 March 2010

The Pyrenees were hit by a big storm on Saturday, called Xynthia it brought death and destruction to much of western Europe especially the west coast of France, 50 people are reported dead. In the Pyrenees a number of people died from falling trees and many roads are blocked by trees and rock falls. We were without [...]

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