Dragon Ride - 15 Jun

Best ride of the year so far, Great weather and course. 3000 other riders made it a great event. Lots of little groups to get into. Nice long ascents.
176km - 154/179bpm - 23.7/23.5kph - 2525m - 5750kcal

Weight Update

With just 3 weeks left, it doesn't look like I'll make the weight aim!!

Cracked Rib

First fall of the year. Some muppet jumping out in front of me on the daily commute. Bruised and probable cracked rib, but doc says I'm ok to continue training. Dragon should be interesting!!!

Training Update - Week 23/26

Rest week
Distance: 56km (year 4,160km)
Longest Ride: 35km
Weight: 94.1kg -2.2kg (year -7.5kg)

Preview: Dragon Ride - 15 Jun

Next Sunday we're off to do the Dragon Ride. This is the biggest sportive in Britain with 3000 riders. Should be great fun and one of the best training rides for the Etape. Slightly longer, but less climbing. The climbs are long rather than too steep. 180km with 3000m of climbing. Target Time: 9h00.

Training Update - Week 22/26

Distance: 184km (year 4,104km)
Longest Ride: 149km
Weight: 96.3kg +0.5kg (year -5.3kg)

Colombiere Loop - 31 May

Great ride. Basically a massive loop round to Mont Blanc and back to Morzine. The main climb of the day was the Colombiere. Destroyed me last year, but this time a quick easy spin to the top. 1h42, keeping plenty back. Rest of the ride was just as good. Monday was not so good. Bad weather and illness cut the planned ride down to just 2hrs.
149km - 150/176bpm - 18.9/18.2kph - 3000m - 5400kcal