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.....Chris Hopkinson...a monumental achievemnent
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Yes I do a couple of 50-60 mile rides in summer each week, it's great stuff. Nothing better than getting out on the bike and enjoying the scenery.
I live on the edge of the Peak District so got some great views and rides, but the hills kill me it has to be said. Hope to go out to France or somewhere on the continent someday, take advantage of the nice routes and views. It would also be good not to be run off the road by the damn car drivers every 5 minutes for a change. |
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No particular reason JORDI, just a challenge, have been reading about the Trans-americal trail and I think i could give it a go.
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i cycle 15 miles regualrly but i came off last wekk and cut up my legs real bad so i've been on a right downer since getting better now .Went into the pool today for the first time in a week .The cycling is taking its time to get accustomed again and to trust my bike(the chain got stuck) ouch
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what is it with car drivers in england ,why do they want to kill people on bikes with there cars,if they knew what could happen would they do it, sad people they are
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anyway rant over good luck joel, how many miles a day will you be doing and how long does it take to do
but i think your mad to do it but good luck |
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Put plenty of training in Joel as Ian Wright is currently showing on ITV 4 that a lack of training is leaving him hitching a ride in the auto bus(stage2) and only on the flatlands on the geoff thomas tour de france cancer ride.
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pmsl at some of the idiot comments on here...shows they know nothing about cycling...the 'any adult with a few hours can get up em' takes the biscuit...I can now but when I did L'Etape last year I had to stop a couple of times...and that was after 3hrs 20 mins in the London Marathon and cycling Lands End to John O'Groats in 9 days as part of the training!!!
I'm telling you for a fact that at least 50% of the population have NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER of ever being able to cycle up Madeleine!!! |
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I would think that % age would be far greater n6.
Id reckon 80% plus wouldnt make it. |
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I think what a lot of people under-estimate is the heat. Been to spectate at the tour several times and feck me...it can be hard enough walking up the cols to watch let alone racing each other on bikes. Despite being a keen amateur cyclist for many years it is stuff like that what put's me off the things like the etape, read too many horror stories of misery and suffering I can't help but think it's not worth it.
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anyone been out today?
Got absolutely smothered in thunder flies/midges. Never experienced anything like it. |
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yes went out around 12, very nice and hot
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JORDI: most people call me mad so I am used to it [;)]. Will be doing
around 60 miles a day, sometimes more up to 100 on some days. Should take around 2 1/2 months, I intend to be doing the riding early in the mornings to avoid most of the heat. |
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joel how are you going to pay for and just living, i have kids and home to run myself ,just not not sure what your situation is tbf, but would love to do the same thing myself,anyway goodluck with it
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Jordi, I am still single so wont be a problem paying, a lot of the places it goes through are smallish towns, pretty sure accomodation is not so expensive in most places, will just save up a bit and it should be fine.
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OK thought you were a single man joel, anyway goodluck mate
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thanks mate will keep you posted
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ok please do
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Try to do 60-70km every weekend, and try to fit in 20-30kms on turbo trainer (hard) during the week when I have time/not too exhausted after work/kids!
In training at the moment for our two weeks in France coming up, wifes family are in the Auvergne, town called Aurillac.. 40kms to the top of the Puy Mary (col de pas de peyrol, 1650m, 11kms @ 6.7%) - I do it every year, absolutely love it. Takes an hour to get up it, 10 mins to come down!! Its a Cat 1 climb in the Tour, they came over it in 2008 when Sanchez won the stage, the finishing straight was on the mother in laws street, was fantastic.. they also came over from the Salers side in 2004 I think, was on the climb about 500m from the top when Verinque led over from Axel Merckx on Bastille day - the crowd were just going bananas, it was brilliant.. and agree with whoever said above, it is hard enough to walk up these climbs in the heat yet alone cycle up them.. I am not supremely fit, or do as much as I did in my youth, but even when I am burning up and crawling up the steepest parts I love it! |
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Used to cycle quite a bit when I was a student, but I'm b*ggered if I'm going to do it living in London. Three friends and I are toying with doing Calais-Santander next summer.
Trying to get one of our dads (who are all retired) on board as a directeur sportif, otherwise we're gonna have to carry all our stuff in paniers! |