My contribution to Max’s Protein Bars’ blog: Protein for Endurance Athletes

Following my review of Max's Protein Bars (this), I will now be contributing pieces to the blog on Max's site (https://maxbars.co.uk/) every now and then. Below is my first contribution, looking at protein for endurance athletes, and also looking how it can help on your Haute Route. The whole blog is very interesting with various pieces on …

Haute Route on the Horizon pt.III – An idiot’s guide to how to prepare: Your Bike (A guide written by an idiot)

About ‘Haute Route on the Horizon’ I’ve written up more fully here what all this is about, but essentially I’m trying to provide a little insght into how you can best prepare yourself for an Haute Route based purely on my experience of riding HR Alps 2015, from general riding and training, and from recycling …

A Debrief: Etape du Tour 2016 – Megeve to Morzine

The Prelude I’d signed on to Etape as a last minute decision following a great offer from Sports Tours International. The package I took up would enable me to ride the Marmotte with Sports Tours, then move with them to Megeve to hang out for a week before riding the Etape du Tour; the yearly …

A debrief: La Marmotte

Well, the day had arrived to take on the infamous Marmotte, probably the most well know Gran Fondo in the world, back to its classic route of Glandon – Telegraphe – Galibier – Alpe d’Huez. Here’s what happened. The start. As discussed here, a ridiculously early start was required. After all too short  a spell …

Mutterings from the Mountains: Part II

I’m writing this on the day before the marmotte, and will just be brief one without snazzy pics and whatnot as it’s not so easy to ‘work’ in the hotel that I’m staying at, which is perched atop of Alpe D’Huez.   Restless cannot even begin to describe how I feel. The registration has been …