... Hi Brian, Doug & KoM Hope the New Year improves on its first two days. Hills round here are enveloped in a mist which has stayed for 2 weeks. Just got...
Mike, ... beat you by a day! Thanks to a bike with narrow tyres and a fortnight of serious weight gain I managed to pinch flat on my first tide of the year. ...
Man..hate it when that happens! That's why I always take a spare tube AND a patch kit. Gave up on those damned CO2 inflators too. The mini-pump takes longer...
I also think Lance will have a really tough time this year. I'm a big Lance fan but i think he will struggle for the following reasons: 1. Focus - it seems to...
Hello everybody, Happy new year to you all. Although the time to ski ( cross-country) is now, it is never too early to think about cycling. I more or less...
Francois, I have a cycling friend who used to live in Orlando and I've sent him your email. (He now lives in Portland Maine BTW, talk about a change . But...
Karol, Ariegoise 26th of june. No date for the Mercantour. I try to keep a kalender updated at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pierrepower/ under "files". Best...
Thanks Pierre. Karol ============================== Karol E. Zielonko Jr. OpenVMS Engineering Hewlett-Packard Company If you have me in your address book...
... Yeah. And this past summer was hot and dry, right? Last time it rained or was over-cast, threatening rain on 2/3's of my riding days. Of course it was...
... Last year I had really a good luck. Ridind almost 4 weeks in Alps I had just 2 rainy days. I got wet just on Glandon while on Col de la Lombarde I was...
Recently I read a highly publicised BBC news item on published research contradicting established mainstream views. I followed up the report this weekend to...
... What I object to is considering all weight-loss as dehydration. I really don't have time to go into this now. Also i have personal evidence that the so...
A few points to be taken for what they're worth which, coming mostly from my own personal and so anecdotal experiance, may not be much. ... a) Perhaps what's...
... Hi Karol, Yes I think among the better recommendations about hydration are to ensure one is fully hydrated in the days before the event. Practically this...
... The best way is to weigh yourself. ... It's quicker for me. You can time it with corn or spinach (colour) ;o)) On overhydration: I quickly checked the web...
... 20BIGGEST%20M ... Hi Francois To me the articles are very good particularly Steve Born's tips. He makes an interesting point about sugar turning into...
... That's right. Karol ============================== Karol E. Zielonko Jr. OpenVMS Engineering Hewlett-Packard Company If you have me in your address book...
A different line of discussion on the same topic. More of an application of information. I am interested in feedback... I think that all of this should be part...
... Hi Mike It's a good and highly disciplined approach. I've put my questions in form of comments - remember my training is rather preparation and isn't very...
I expected that the French police would keep a low profile in its fight against doping in 2003 as its was the 100th anniversary for the TdF. The events of the...
I've been examining my Michelin Italia Nord Est map trying to find the Mortirolo without much success. I know it is near the Gavia and Ponte Di Legno. Anyone...
François, What events are you talking about. Web pointers? Karol ============================== Karol E. Zielonko Jr. OpenVMS Engineering Hewlett-Packard...
... I'm looking at the Italian Touring Club Trentino-Alto Adige map. Go south from Bormio on the N38 until you reach Grosio or a little farther south to Mazzo...
"The"climb is from Mazzo di Valtelinna. If you enter this name in www.viamichelin.com as place in the section "maps", you will find it named as Passo di Foppa....
If your map is 1/200000, the Mortirolo is 9 cms. on the SW of Gavia. Fede ... I've been examining my Michelin Italia Nord Est map trying to find the Mortirolo...