Went out on final (perhaps) workout prior to the Ventoux race on Sunday. Decided to do the same course as[…]
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Yes! Yes! Yes! Next level at long last!
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Wednesday 25th August 2010 Great sunny weather has returned so definitely time to go out and generate some vitamin D.[…]
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Thursday 24th August 2010 Today’s workout was intended to be short mainly because it was started late in the evening[…]
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Sunday 22nd August 2010 102km circuit, 2280m climbing Another Garmin equipment failure – this time the cadence/speed sensor has cracked.[…]
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