Bike Tart
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Well, I finished in a little under 29 days and 12 hours. Some very long days in the saddle and I finished incredibly tired on 4 days. In the North we were derailed by snow and in New Mexico by forest fires. My latest finish was 0200am in cold and rain into Lima.
I thought my time was up in Silver City NM just 125 miles from the finish when I took a wrong turning. I started to ask a woman for directions and two police cars descended on us. Asked if we were ok and had any problems and I told them I was a bit lost. They sent me on my way quickly enough although the guns were a bit off-putting though never drawn. Not exactly certain what the well dressed woman was doing in the scrub..... A little disappointed with my time as it was a fast year but I tried as hard as I could. I will write up further and post a few pictures once I am back in the UK in August. I had no punctures and no mechanical issue though I did partly change my drive-train and brake pads after 1,500 miles. I also lost my GPS after 81 miles which proved a bit of a loss. The Canadian and American people we met were incredible. They would engage in conversation at shops, would stop their cars to ask if all was well or did we need any food and water. I was offered a lift on 3 occasions - bit like the Tour De France of 100 years ago. In the pictures previously posted the beer drinking was in Como after about 1,800 miles in a town with a population of 21 and an English landlord. My fellow riders were Reinhold Mueller from Germany and Will from Scotland. The third show shows me with fellow Derby Mercury riders Martin Wimpenny (left) and Mike Hall (centre). Mike finished 10th and Martin finished on 4th July I believe. Not sure of my final position. I suspect I made a minor error early on and will possibly be disqualified. I also know some in front of me missed a section on the penultimate day so will need to wait and see regarding the official results. Many thanks to Pete and Leire for the kit for the event supplementing what I had already accumulated. The kit lasted a lot better than I did. I wore mostly Craft and Exteondo clothing with my favourite Ibex arm warmers and club jersey.always riding's cycling blog
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Tour de France Route 2011
With the start of the 2011 Tour de France just two days away, we wanted to share with you, (in case you haven't seen it already), the official Tour de France route video. Sweeping majestically through France, this illuminating route guide should help to fill in the gaps and provide a pretty good idea of where exactly Le Tour is heading this year!
PS Love the Tour de France? Check out the great range of Tour de France inspired cycling t-shirts over in our store >
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The Epic Cycle
Versus have created some truly creative cycling animation videos based around Pro Cycling, which you can see below. Looking at the videos, we think these must have been made for the 2009 Tour, as Armstrong is certainly not wearing the Astana colours this year! Apologies then if you have seen these before, we just stumbled upon them and thought they would be worth sharing.
We're really impressed with the versus.com site, as they seem to have put a lot of time and energy into creating their Tour de France coverage.
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Tour de France Competition
Le Tour! It's the highlight of our year, the one bike race that captures the imagination of the general public, uniting both non riders and riders alike.
To celebrate the 2010 Tour de France, we have devised a devastatingly simple competition based around Facebook called 'Three Sundays', which will see one lucky entrant winning a great prize from Always Riding every Sunday for the next 3 weeks.
Entering
Simply follow Always Riding on Facebook, and respond to the question posted on our wall each week where we ask: 'Who will be in yellow by the end of this Sunday's stage of the Tour de France?' Every person who responds is automatically entered, and at the end of each Sunday's stage we will put the answers in a hat, select one at random and then announce the winner through Facebook.
Always Riding can be found on Facebook here: Facebook.com/cycleclothing
The Prize
The winner will receive a super duper £100 voucher for the Always Riding store, which is valid for 2 months across any brand.
When does the competition start?
Right now, we just posted the first question!
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Conditions
- The voucher must be used in one go, it can't be used over several purchases
- The competition is open to both UK and international riders over the age of 18
- Any item bought with the voucher can only be exchanged for another size or colour of the same item
- Items bought with the voucher cannot be refunded, and part vouchers will not be created
- We do not collect data about entrants in anyway. This is a fun competition!
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One breakaway is all you need
Struggling to keep up with the bunch? Legs only good enough for one breakaway? Yes? Well try this devastating tactic:
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