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Etape or Bust: It aint over 'till it's over
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Friday, 6 July 2007. It aint over 'till it's over. The Etape is getting so close, I am starting to get that end-of-term feeling. Clearly, last minute revision never helped anyone pass their exams . did it? I'm going to take a look at my training diary in the next few days and see just how much (or little) time and distance I have actually done. One tiny hi...
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Etape or Bust: Helmet hair
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Tuesday, 10 July 2007. I went back to work yesterday after a week's annual leave, and spent the whole day glancing at my watch and thinking about how far around the course would I be at the same time next week. I also constantly have been asked ' when is it. At least people are interested. All part of the fun. I promise to have a careful look through my ex...
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Etape or Bust: July 2007
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Sunday, 22 July 2007. One tiny hill to go! I'm lying on my back at the top of the Bales, and I can't tell you how relieved I felt. Despite facing one more Category 1 climb to reach the finish, I now knew that barring disaster I was going to finish L'Etape. So, despite the fatigue I made sure I concentrated hard. Luckily, the beautiful new road made it ...
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Etape or Bust: You don't get any fitter by thinking about it..
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Thursday, 12 July 2007. You don't get any fitter by thinking about it. I've got to the stage where I'm so looking forward to L'Etape. I probably think about it about every thirty seconds (by 'it' I mean L'Etape; not the other thing we men are thinking about). As promised, I've had a trawl through my training diary to compile some statistics. It's nice to k...
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Etape or Bust: 10 hours of suffering.
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Tuesday, 17 July 2007. 10 hours of suffering. Well I did it. Just under 10 hours of suffering. It was horrific at times. The Bales was pure agony. I saw men crying, collapsing, puking and throwing their bikes against the rocks. The tarmac was melting. Many dropped out. I'm too weak to blog properly and I need to dash. Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow.
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Etape or Bust: Tour de Wight
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Saturday, 7 July 2007. I've done a gentle recuperative 20 miles this morning, keeping my heart rate down and cruising like a dude from Big Sur. The idea was simply to stretch out the legs and keep it relaxed. Tomorrow I'm aiming to do a 20 mile 'time trial'. I think it's time to have another QandA session. Q Are you going to finish? A You make time. A It i...
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Etape or Bust: Get ready to ride L'Etape.
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Thursday, 19 July 2007. Get ready to ride L'Etape. Let’s go back to the big day on Monday. There was plenty of nervous banter and bravado as we all anticipated the day ahead. The weather was perfect, cool but clear. We could hear Phil Liggett over the PA system, and then the klaxon sounded for the off. Over the top and then it was time to see how fast I da...
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Etape or Bust: In the spirit of Graeme Obree...
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Tuesday, 3 July 2007. In the spirit of Graeme Obree. He was an amateur cyclist who decided that he was going to break the record. Note. he didn't think he would try. Anyway, the point is I think, the power of his mind, the sheer determination to succeed. Inspirational. There is no doubt that the Cols which await me in The Pyrenees are going to be v...Obree...
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Etape or Bust: Stub out them fags
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This is the story of my attempt to complete L'Etape du Tour on July 16th 2007. And I'm aiming to raise at least £1000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Monday, 2 July 2007. Stub out them fags. Strewth. I've just seen Serena Williams on the box. If she's got herself back into condition then I'd hate to see her when she's a bit lardy. It's sad because she was fantastic when she first arrived on the scene, and I feel she has wasted her potential. Is that fair? Not that being blind is any defence - no-one che...
