Haute Route have now revealed the parcours for the Pyrenees and the Alps events in 2017, and the details of the Dolomites are due to be unleashed shortly. As I'm riding Alps and Dolomites next year, I thought I'd do a little piece about what i think of these routes. I would have done the …
A couple of guest blogs: Max’s Protein Bars and Black Line London.
My friends are good to me so I try to be good to them. Max at Max's Protein Bars helps me out with awesome things to eat, and the guys at Black Line London have welcomed me into their community. Small gestures of thanks in the form of a few words were required. So, here …
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Haute Route Pyrenees: A Debrief
Introduction. I rode an Haute Route and a half in 2016; the full Pyrenees race, and a 'bespoke' Alps Compact comprising the first three stages of the race. This was kindly put together by Haute Route and Sports Tours International for me as there was no official Alps Compact available. I'm just going to …
Au Revoir (for a bit)
Well, just thought I’d say goodbye before I head off to Anglet next week to kick off my Haute Route adventure. I’ll be racing the Pyrenees event, and three days of the Alps (unfortunately the boring things in life – work and money – prevented me doing a full iron challenge – riding two …
Haute Route on the horizon pt.IV: An idiot’s guide to how to prepare – Other Stuff
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 …
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 …
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