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Posts tagged etape cymru

Etape Cymru 2012. Let’s get it right this time.

Apr20
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
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It’s fair to say there was a lot of dissatisfaction with the first Etape Cymru in 2011.
Can new organisers “Participate” deliver the goods in 2012?
Early signs are looking good.

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Posted in Cycling, Sportives - Tagged sportive

I gave my sportive virginity to Etape Cymru

Oct05
2011
13 Comments Written by Alan
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Newbie gets crazy idea I’d been riding a road bike for only about a month when I heard about the Etape Cymru. Hmm, I’ll have about 8 weeks to train, I thought – go for it! 100  miles of rolling Welsh hills with over 6000 ft of climbing, what’ s to be scared of? As a [...]

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Posted in Cycling, Sportives - Tagged cycling, sportive

Rediscovering mid life cycling.

Oct05
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
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You never forget, do you? It’s like riding a bike. Just what is it exactly about the simple pleasure of propelling oneself forward, balanced on two wheels? Maybe it’s a childhood thing, that feeling of conquering the apparent improbability of it all and finally shedding the stabilisers. The gradual transformation from initial shaky instability to [...]

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