Marmotte 2010

i wouldn't get 5 miles down the road before needing a shit such is the power of strong coffee.

That's why I now get up 1hr before going on a ride. Neck the coffee asap, mooch around, evacuate, mooch around some more, evacuate some more - continue until you reach the desired consistency.

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hippy

trip to italy is in the friuli region (september this year and some time next spring/summer

dolomites are easily accessible

I stayed with a mate this weekend in Manchester, well I say Manchester, but really it was in the middle of nowhere near the town/village(?) of Glossop.

fuck me the have some hills there

trip to italy is in the friuli region (september this year and some time next spring/summer. dolomites are easily accessible

Nah, I meant next year with Mick who ran the Tour des Pyrenees. I can't really do this year as my folks are coming over and then I'm leaving for Aus in Dec.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marmotte

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12635042&start=40&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=f892ebd8dbd7d83648f3a792df8684eb

I stayed with a mate this weekend in Manchester, well I say Manchester, but really it was in the middle of nowhere near the town/village(?) of Glossop.
fuck me the have some hills there

I was talking to some Northerners in that pub in Toulouse and they suggested near Manch too. The area around Leeds seemed good.. Fleet Moss and suchlike during the White Rose Classic. I'd go back there again.

Basically the gradient and the length of some of the ascents (I drove over) was nuts. all I kept trying to do was work out the distance and gradient [/geek]

Basically the gradient and the length of some of the ascents (I drove over) was nuts. all I kept trying to do was work out the distance and gradient [/geek]

No Garmin? One of the guys on our tour was calling out the gradients as we rode bits. Quite funny to see how far off the signage was. Porte de Aspet was NOT 5k@5% for example.. verified by the 17% descent warning signs we saw on the downhill!!! Lying fuckers!

I reckon some turbo training would be most effective to prepare for these long threshold efforts but maybe not the most inspring way of preparation. On the other one can make it even more effective by building a DIY low oxygen chamber. I think Chris Boardman had a pretty sucessful go at it when he transformed his sons bedroom in preparation for the hour record.

I live in a studio flat. Not sure Mal would approve of me turning it into a hypoxic chamber..

I probably should be stricter with my turbo work. I really need some way to make it more interesting. If I go back to a stricter coached program things might be easier.

I live in a studio flat. Not sure Mal would approve of me turning it into a hypoxic chamber..

I probably should be stricter with my turbo work. I really need some way to make it more interesting. If I go back to a stricter coached program things might be easier.

If you want to head up North, loads of good hills in the Peak District (Glossop is a great base), or the Yorkshire Dales is great too. Maybe get on this

http://www.kilotogo.com/index.php?option=event_detail&event_id=6

hippy

are there any clubs near us that organise turbo sessions?

Nice one Ronnie that looks like a great event. Very tempting.

I usually ride Willesden's in Wembley but they are only over winter and a bit random. They're good for the turbo-haters like me but I'll need to be doing more specific stuff closer to the event.

Actually, fuck it. I can ride everything on a diet of HTFU and beer. Marmotte = piece of piss. :)

Nice one Ronnie that looks like a great event. Very tempting.

Aye - I'm going to try the 64 mile route in a couple of weeks. End of October in the Peak District, weather could be interesting......

where "interesting" = "shit" and "could" = "will"

I'd have thought that back and forth over http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bwlch_y_Groes might be a good training idea - I've been thinking of it for L'Eroica prep next year.

HTFU ! Acyually logisitcis would be a piece of piss too. Trains from London to Manchester can be booked from about £8 each way in advance, and they all stop at Macclesfield. The station is about 100yds from the bottom of the Cat and fiddle. Or get a route sheet from the Polka Dot Challenge Sportive, which begins and ends near Macc. Or do a route to include Holme Moss (about as near as you can get to an Alp in the UK).

So

Train to Macc
100 miles of lovely Peak District hills.
Beers in Macc
Train home in time for last orders at your local.

You ain't really cycled until you've gone through a horizontal hailstorm on the C&F.

Cockoff.. I've ridden through more water than most fish see in their lives.
I need to stop posting shit on here and focus on getting up there, booking shit in advance, etc. so I don't get rolled with accom. and travel costs. Unfortunately I'd win gold for procrastination..

https://www.buytickets.virgintrains.co.uk/categorymatrix.aspx

I live in a studio flat. Not sure Mal would approve of me turning it into a hypoxic chamber..

orange in mouth?

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Looks like the cheap ones are for weekdays.. no good.. need weekends.

EDIT: £47.65 is the cheapest I can get it, leaving Fri 19:00 (I didn't know it only takes 1:40 to Macclesfield) and coming back Sunday 16:55 and then you need a room for Fri and Sat night. So, it's not the cheapest training option but an option nonetheless.

orange in mouth?

Kinky way of getting your five a day..

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Looks like the cheap ones are for weekdays.. no good.. need weekends.

EDIT: £47.65 is the cheapest I can get it, leaving Fri 19:00 (I didn't know it only takes 1:40 to Macclesfield) and coming back Sunday 16:55 and then you need a room for Fri and Sat night. So, it's not the cheapest training option but an option nonetheless.

Sat 19th September - London to Macc 06:55 arr 08:41 = £8
Sat 19th September - Macc to London 18:55 arr 21:00 = £15

Or if you want to stay over a weekend, me or others of the Manc lot can put you up.