dislocatedMTB

A year off writing this blog... kind of deliberate, kind of accidental. It wasn't that there was nothing to write about, but I just didn...

Seven hours of 2013 left in my timezone, and as I've taken the day off work I thought I'd use the time wisely and eat muffins, crisp...

It's 4C, raining, windy, I've been out riding for over two hours, my hands and feet are just starting to chill... and I'm loving...

About eight weeks ago I got an offer I really, really couldn't refuse. "Would you like to spend three days riding your bike? Work...

And lo, it came to pass. The final stage. The last time I would drag myself up at some ungodly hour, wolf down whatever the hotel thought of...

Stage 6 was slightly different to the others as we were now nearing the edge of the mountains and actually included a long, rolling section....

After four stages, the fourth one being a monster, it was definitely time for some recovery. This started on the evening after stage four wi...

(Cue ominous music) Slightly scary voice: "Peyresourde, 939 metres of elevation gain" Slightly scary voice: "Col d'...

Stage 4 brought a few new challenges. In the morning, it would be cold, cold, cold. In the day, it would be hot, hot, hot. During the s...

After the first, shortened stage, stage two was more in the classic mold. Get up early, wolf down some breakfast, get kitted up, get on the ...