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The Best Laid Plans and All That….
This post was planned to be a triumphal celebration of another great achievement on the bike. Something of a yearly tradition since 2016. It is not. All the plans were in place, I felt strong, better than for a long time and well prepared for all that the Alps were going to throw at me. Then my own body threw something at me. It was not what I thought it would be. A Painful Surprise When the pain hit my right foot, we feared the worst. Stabbing pain around the big toe. Standing up and walking anywhere was….. unpleasant. A call to the casualty department of the local hospital did…
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Preparation for the Alps: The Dull Stuff
So, all of that emotion, that anger, inspiration, the pain, the ecstacy of completing a big climb. For all of this stuff to happen a lot of dull stuff also needs to happen. The not so exciting element of preparation. Riding A Bike Well, it goes without saying that I am going to cycle a lot as part of my preparation. The difficult part is getting ready to climb in a country where there are no hills. I just have to cycle a lot. In to wind. On long, flat roads. Just building endurance. There is one small hill but that is over forty kilometres away and it is not…
