In order: 1) Rous is a one time offender. Laurent Roux was caught using products of limited effectiveness and for which there are undetectable versions. 2)...
... On the Telegraph/Galibier climb, as I remember, there is supposedly a place to get water in Valloire near the Office du Tourisme. When I rode the Galibier ...
In reply to Brian's question any advice about where to pick up (plain) water, maybe some>fountains half way up the climbs? "Official" water: km 37.5 CdF ...
Congrats Francois. I just got back from my trip yesterday and I am now back in the office in rainy England! I saw plenty of people riding the Vaujany on my way...
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Hello everyone. Sounds like you have all been busy riding. I know that this probably opens up an old debate but i am looking into getting a new bike, i have...
Are you talking about the total time to get from St Michel ... No, if Brian spreads his glycogen evenly between start and finish and passes Telegraph 4 hours...
... To be fair though, as a low end gruppo Veloce isn't meant to compete against DA, Shimano's top of the line gruppo. What do I know though? I'm off to ride a...
Hi Francois, thanks for the precise list of waterstops, I expected no less. If you ever decide to ride Nove Colli let me know. ... and ... the ... point taken,...
Well, it would be great if someone had "THE" answer, but truth be know there isn't one. Only personal preferences. Myself, I ride strictly Campy, although I...
One little thing. For a while there (correct me if I'm wrong folks) Campy wasn't making cranks in 177.5, the length I use, while Shimano was. I checked and...
... situation ... I did not ride through the D211a, though I later found it a bad decission. My start point was Venosc and I wanted to ride to Sarenne/AdH so I...
During my stay at Bourg d'Oisans I came across the book 'Atlas des Cols'. This was packed full of profiles of cols with a bit of text about the climbs and...
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Thanks Pierre, I'll check this out. Darren ... From: Pierre Noiret [mailto:pnoiret@...] Sent: 02 July 2003 13:07 Editor is Altigraph:...
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Thanks for the info. ... So you rode up to Villard-Notre-Dame? Nasty tunnels eh? They were dripping quite a lot when I went through there too. In some places...
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I have some I bought during my travels through the Pyrénées. They are simpl= y designed -- kind of remind me of...
... I have a 10-speed mixture of 'just' Daytona (now rebranded Centaur) and Chorus components. Never had any trouble with it all in over 2 years riding, it's...
Yes, I rode the D219, if I go there again I'll do it once more, with lights/new batteries of course ! On the D25a, east side of Sarenne, were lots of stones...
Thanks Joe, And as I remember it the stretch between AdH and CdS had these strange half pipe exposed culverts layed across the road presumably for drainage, as...
Hi there, Would there be someone out there who could translate the essence of the following: "Sabato: tempo prevalentemente soleggiato e abbastanza stabile. ...
Hi Pierre, Here's what it says in English: "Saturday: Sunny and no winds. Calm winds and a little cloudy on the Mattino. Clouds will develop throughout the...
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SAturday: Mostly sunny. On the morning clean sky or a bit cloudy. Development of clouds during the day, small sized , mostly on the afternoon. Small rains on...
Merci Federico, « la maglia rosa: non montiamoci la testa » en Babelfish donnait: the mesh rose: we do not mount the head Je suis curieux de la vraie...
... Saturday: weather mostly sunny and fairly stable. Clear sky or a little cloudy in the morning. Development of cumulus clouds during the day, generally...
Hi Karol, Yes, the water culverts across the D25a (Sarenne -> AdH)are still there. I think they are made to let the water cross to the other side without...
Entre le Sella et le Gardena il y a aussi la Sella di Culac 2018 m. ( 1 > 2000 en plus.) Between le Sella and the GArdena there is the Culac Saddle too, 2018...
Oege has been in the local papers - Dauphine Libere - all over the weekend as the outstanding rider of the Oisans week - Vaujany, Grandes Rousses, Marmotte,...
Congratulations Oege. So, when are you going to turn pro? Karol ... From: "mjbflr" <mjbflr@...> To: <kom_@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003...