This used to be such an active group. What happened? Was it the retirement of of Lance Armstrong that put everyone to bed here? Are we all at various bike...
A few days ago, I rode up to the top of Hollywood Sign, on Mt. Lee, above Hollywood, CA. Short, sweet, and frequently steep. [;)] Photo and story here: ...
Hi guys, It looks like a dead group, last message more than a year ago, but I'll try anyway: Has anyone route suggestions for the Eifel area in Germany? If...
FYI, in response to some queries the road bike climbing book 'The Complete Guide to Climbing (By Bike) is now available on Amazon. Please let me know if...
As this group is quite inactive these days I could not help but comment on how enjoyable stage 16 was yesterday. There was action for almost the entire ride...
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Dear all, is anyone having problems trying to enter the Marmotte on the Sport Communication site? I've been trying for days and I am getting "requested URL not...
Hi Francois, I see we are both riding l'Etape, maybe I'll see you at the finish. On Sunday I will drive to AdH and take the bus back to Gap. Is there any...
Mike wrote : I've just been reading Ric Stern's analysis of the Tour de France stage results for this year and last year. It's quite interesting and good...
I've just been reading Ric Stern's analysis of the Tour de France stage results for this year and last year. It's quite interesting and good stuff. But the...
Well Richard, it turns out that I had this year the same fate as you last year . I rode a while with Carol Rasmussen on the first pass, telling her that the...
Thanks, I was wondering about that, but I figured that if I took the time to check, I would never send it. Cheers François ________________________________ ...
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For years now I have used the Michelin (yellow) maps covering the French Alps which I have found to be a most useable scale for spotting cycling routes. ...
Hi folks, I haven't been away, just "incommunicado" due to the fact that mail sent to my biciveneto address was being bounced by the server that it was being...
Here's something to fire the imagination! http://www2.dolomiti.it/ita/geografia/dx.htm It's a wonderful panoramic map of the Dolomites. You can click on the ...
I've got a couple of timetables for the bus services to Arabba (for the Giro's garnfondo even at the end of the month). Has anyone used these bus services...
Hello, just joined this group, am English and live in Zurich, have climbed most hills in the Alps. Regarding the infamous Monte Zoncolan in northeast Italy,...
I've been try to access April's website (http://www.biciveneto.it) and get a message "The file or directory is corrupt and non-readable." Is it off-line for...
Charly Gaul died on Tuesday. For me he was with Federico Bahamontes the greatest of the climbers over the last 50 years. I took up cycling in 1956 in a club...
On a hill when changing to my lower chainring today I was surprised by my chain unshipping I used my gear lever to bring my chain on the wheel but after...
I see that the Etape du Tour will climb Izoard, Lautaret and Alpe d'Huez. It sounds like an interesting opportunity to climb l'Alpe with legs more or less...
I'm re-sending this message as it hasn't appeared in yahoogroups. Hi Brian Velo magazine comes out around 28-31st January 2006 with coupon for Etape entry. I...
As we've opened up the discussions again I was wondering if anyone also felt like I that it was a shame that the TDF had practically deserted the once often...
Thanks to a message from Richard I went to the Titsey Hill Climb on Sunday, where we chatted. Titsey is a 600m climb rising about 80metres. (Is that really a...
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