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Still on for Rochdale tomorrow Nes ?
As to Ventoux being windy, watch the last 30 secs of this http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8168603.stm
@ Chris, yeah that map would be great, you doing CM onFriday ?
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Can we make it 4.30 at Rochdale ?
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not sure the map covers the whole of your ride, but ill pass it on.
that road north of the mt through st leger de ventoux has the best view of the mountain ever!not about on friday, now im on school holiday ill mostly be away!!! ha ha. but you aint going till september right?? im sure i will get it to you by the time you go...
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looked again, map will have all of that route on it no sweat.
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so yesterday i climbed le tourmalet...phew it was HARD work but very beautiful... tomorrow i shall attempt luz ardiden...wish me luck. gonna spend a week in the dales/lakes week after next to ride every day up glorious hills, then meet everyone in skipton for the yorkshire ride on the saturday, let me know if you wanna join me. prob staying in yha or campsite...
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forgot to say i might do Aubisque tomorrow instead but it looks more torturous and poss think i deserve a rest after the tourmalet...i know we plan to ride every side of ventoux every day but i dunno if i can if how i feel today is an indication....though i did ride 110 km including the tourmalet and the rest of the route was pretty damn hilly so maybe...
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accomodation:
caravans 78E for 2 nights then 39E a night after that (between us obv)
http://www.campingloucomtadou.com/index2.html25E per night:
http://www.auberge-couguieu.com/this youth hostel looks ok
Night/ pers : From 13.10 ( collectif room) Euros to 16 Euros
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en/directory/accomodation.cfm?i_ref=264&i_sourub=74-accomodations-groups-carpentras-provencehouses to rent- i typed in for 3 persons and some are like 2 beds with one a double but there are sofas and stuff
500 euros per week
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en/directory/accomodation.cfm?i_ref=230&i_sourub=69-rolland-ferrando-rental-house-carpentras-provence450 euros per week
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en/directory/accomodation.cfm?i_ref=605&i_sourub=69-ousto-florido-location-saisonniere-carpentras-provence495 Euros
http://www.provence.guideweb.com/gites/lisamouro/forma.html395 euros per week
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en/directory/accomodation.cfm?i_ref=228&i_sourub=69-bastidons-angele-rental-house-carpentras-provence280 euros- well nice
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en/directory/accomodation.cfm?i_ref=600&i_sourub=69-franchini-raymonde-rental-house-carpentras-provencethis would be very nice...
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en/directory/accomodation.cfm?i_ref=594&i_sourub=69 -
That €280 looks nice. I think common lavery is essential, as is being isolated from external harmful effects. It's also called Raymonde, after Poulidor no doubt.
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seth sent this, what do you think? i'm up for it
Hi,
This place is in Bedoin - 3 person caravan for 27 euros a week!
http://www.lemeneque.eu/tarif.htm. I vote this one... -
i just looked and it's 27 euros per night not per week. but still pretty cheap but that one is just 2 double beds and dunno about sofas etc in a caravan...whereas for the one with 3 beds is 52 euros per night.
but for that price we had may as well go for the:
280 euros- well nice
http://www.carpentras-ventoux.com/en...ntras-provencehadn't we?
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That €280 seems best so far, gotta be better in a flat/house than a caravan, safer for bikes too.
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next year????
http://centcolschallenge.com/challenge/
What advice to give to riders?
To think about taking on this challenge, riders have all provided CV's proving that they are not new to this game. Behind all the dread and the tales of woe, there has to be an appetite for that special kind of glory that comes with most summits climbed. As well as this fundamental love of climbing and being out in the wild, to climb relentlessly for 10 days, riders need to 'settle in'.
On the physical plane, after several months of committed training, they should have sorted out their breathing and pedalling technique for long sustained climbing efforts. They need to stay in their comfort zones as much as possible to avoid exhaustion or injury. Quick recovery is the next requirement, which can only be developed by back-to-back riding during training. The rest, on the event, will be in the mind: riders should lap up the scenery-it's the best antedote for the pain and is a major part of what the event is all about. The mind should be making the most of each passing moment, focusing on the next 100 metres ahead and on nothing else. -
good work people!
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Mid-section of the Malaucene side is tougher than anything on the Bedoin side, though the final 3 or 4km on the exposed section are a fair bit easier than Bedoin.
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Ace!!!
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