Cycling

Raid Pyrenees 2011

September 4, 2010

In 2011 we will be doing the Raid Pyrenees in June and September. You can get the full details here. http://www.velopeloton.com/raid-pyrenees/

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Cycling Tours & Events 2011

September 4, 2010

I have updated the Tours & Events page for 2011. There will be more updates over the next few months. http://www.velopeloton.com/tours-events/

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New Cyclosportive for 2011

September 4, 2010

Argeles-Gazost will be host to a new cyclosportive in 2011. The event organised for Sunday 22 May 2011 has already announced the participation of 6 Tour de France winners. 6 Tour de France winners taking part. Bernard Hinault Eddy Merckx Miguel Indurain Pedro Delgado Bernard Thevienet Roger Walkowiak Between them they have 19 tour wins. I better [...]

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Tour de France in the Pyrenees 2011

September 4, 2010

There is still nothing firm on the Tour route here in 2011, but it appears that the ASO have been booking up hotels rooms in the vicinity of Lourdes for the nights of 14 & 15 July 2011. Based on that it seems certain that the Tour will have a stage finish in the Lavedan Valley on [...]

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Lac d’Estaing

August 27, 2010

I have added a new page on the climb to Lac d’Estaing. It is my favourite ride in the Pyrénées, winter or summer it is always beautiful, with quiet roads through the bucolic Val d’Azun and magnificent scenery in the Pyrenées National Park at the Spanish border. http://www.velopeloton.com/cycling/lac-destaing/

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Hottest day of the Year.

August 26, 2010

Today was the hottest day of the year with temperatures in Saint Savin up to 38°c in the shade, so feeling like 45°c in the sun. “Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid day sun” as the song goes, well we now have to add Australians to that. Marc Whitehead from sydney is [...]

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Michael Barry

August 24, 2010

Great article by Canadian cyclist Michael Barry on the experience of crashing your bike in a race, something I experienced more times that I care to remember. http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/08/road/michael-barrys-diary-bite-the-dust-then-reach-for-the-stars_136037 Here is a video of Michael I took on Saint Patrick’s Hill in Cork during the 2008 Tour of Ireland. The climb has a gradient of 25%.

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2011 Tour de France

August 20, 2010

I have added a new page on the 2011 Tour de France. It will contain any info on the route as it becomes available over the next 2 months. http://www.velopeloton.com/cycling/2011-tour-de-france/

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Cirque de Troumouse

August 7, 2010

Went up to Cirque de Troumouse today. This enormous glacial valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is 42km from Saint Savin and is a 28km climb at 5.2% to 2125m altitude. Don’t be fooled by the 5.2%, most of the climbing is in the last 15km which average 8%, this is a very hard day [...]

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T-Shirts & Photo Prints

August 7, 2010

We now have souvenir t-shirts & other items for sale. You can also purchase prints of selected photos from the website. velopeloton.com by velopeloton More Velo T-Shirts Tour de France Hautacam 2008 by velopeloton Browse the other art available at zazzle

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