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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Day 5 – This Blows
Wind, wind, wind. It would have blown the freckles off a ginger out there today. Good thing I was back on the speed machine and even with that nicety I didn’t manage to best an average speed of 25kph. TdF … Continue reading
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Day 4 – The Real Deal
Last night, stage 3, and the biggest surprise to me was the failure of the HTC lead out train at the end. They delivered Cavendish to 1st in the peleton at the intermediate sprint, but came unstuck at the end. … Continue reading
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Day 4 – Back to the Future.
I think I must have hit 88MPH on the way home today and been struck by lightning, because this afternoon I ended up riding the old Holstar as part of my norbs Tour de France Challenge. But wait, lets get … Continue reading
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Day 3 – The Real Deal
Tonight is Stage 3 of the 2011 Tour de France. And what a cracker it is shaping up to be. Last night Teams Time Trial was excellent. Saxo Bank went out first and scorched the 23km circuit up. Actually, many … Continue reading
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Day 3 – God Had a Curry
Todays ride was tough due to the wind. At one stage, coming out of the shelter of a bank of trees, I nearly got blown off the bike. Despite the wind, there is another hour in the bank for the … Continue reading
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Day 2 – 5 Hours Sleep
It probably isn’t the best preparation for a ride. Got to bed at just after 2AM and was woken up at 7AM. Try as I might, I couldn’t get back to sleep. So after some arsing about around the house, … Continue reading
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Day 2 – The Real Deal
Day 2 and stage 2. The Team Time trial. After the madness of stage 1 with riders falling off bikes in the neutral stage, yes Mr Greipel, I am looking at you, and a load of other crashes, we have … Continue reading
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Day 1 – Another Day, Another Spoke
Well just back from the 1st stage of the norbs Tour de France Challenge. Beautiful clear skies and warm conditions made for a great ride around the local area. The only down side, I broke another spoke, the second in … Continue reading
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Day 1 – The real deal.
Day 1. The peleton heads of tonight local time for stage 1. Pretty much a flat stage today. Good luck to all the Aussie starters.
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The norbs TdF Challenge is go.
Well, with all the hype surrounding the Tour de France, and a lot of sleep deprived days ahead, I thought I would set myself a challenge. For every day the TdF riders are riding, I aim to do at the … Continue reading
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