I carried a camera in my jersey pocket for the etape, great for snapping the views but no use for pictures of oneself. Handily, the organisers have pro shooters at various strategic locations along the route (mostly towards the top of Ventoux to catch you a: going slowly and b:looking your best-not!). I was sucker [...]
“Your eyes stay glued on your front wheel, and it’s your innards you’re staring at there. Ventoux simply feeds back your fatigue and fear. It has total knowledge of the shape you’re in, your capacity for cycling happiness, and happiness in general. It’s yourself you’re climbing. If you don’t want to know, stay at the [...]
Here we are in southern France, Pierrelatte to be precise, just 25km south of the etape start town of Montelimar. Travel was mostly fine, the coach transfer was a grind and our driver (who had the uncanny resemblance of one of the Chuckle Brothers) kept getting the coach jammed in small hotel car-parks that weren’t [...]
Ventoux
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Mont Ventoux in the distance. The view from our moving coach.
Headset came loose again last night. I’ve decided that it’s a carbon/carbon problem and the stem is slipping on the steerer over time. To resolve it I’ve been to Pedal Revolution at lunchtime and bought some ‘Carbogrip’ to see if I can make the joint more permanent. I’ll probably whack some threadlock on the bolts [...]