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The French Alps

The French Alps

Last september I had my first introduction with cycling in the French Alps. As the majority of the cols I've climbed are in the Mont Ventoux region, having spend two long weekends there, I was really looking forward to climbing some new & iconic climbs in the Alps region. Although I'm

Mont Ventoux

Mont Ventoux

Back in May I finally got to climb proper sized mountains in southern-eastern region of Provence in France. Something that I had been looking forward to ever since a cycle friend invited me to do so more than a year ago. However in 2014 I didn't have time. This year

My longest ride

My longest ride

I couldn't sit continuously any longer, the kilometres had taken their toll. The Fizik Arione R5 saddle I recently bought to replace the rather bad saddle that originally came with my roadbike couldn't help this. From now on I had to switch between seated and standing position on the bike.