Cycling4shelter - Soren's blog

La Marmotte

cycling4shelter — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:02:55 +0000

Wow, back home again. What a ride it was. There is so many stories to tell – and yet, I still feel so tired, and I don’t know where to begin. But lets start with the beginning. Me and Kenneth flew to Geneva thursday morning. We were both in a good mood and confident before [...]

3 days and counting….

cycling4shelter — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:55:29 +0000

The bike is packed and we are off to France tomorrow morning. We’ll spend the next 2 days getting familiar with the iconic Alpe d’Huez before the big race on Saturday. The last few days I’ve been taking it easy as I planned to. I did a nice 130k cruiser (in Danish = ‘Palermo Rul’) [...]

Bonus pics

cycling4shelter — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:22:07 +0000

Just browsing through my pictures from my trip to Mont Blanc, and I realise I haven’t got a single one from the climb up Col du Grand st. Bernard. We went over this mountain as described on day 2. This climb was just too tough to even think about getting the camera out – It [...]

Weekend ‘Joyrides’

cycling4shelter — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:38:43 +0000

2 races was on the agenda this weekend. As indicated I felt very strong coming back from the alps, and I had high hopes for these races. That lasted about 2 minutes into the first race, when i realised that there was a price to be paid for last weeks climbing. First acceleration and my whole body was [...]

Back in one piece!

cycling4shelter — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:33:26 +0000

I’ve updated the last blog posts from my tour around Mont Blanc with some pictures. I know it all looks a bit messy, but that is what I had time to do for now. I ll try to add more stuff later. Needless to say, it was a fantastic trip! I’ve enjoyed every second, and [...]

Training in the alps, day 4

cycling4shelter — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:23:21 +0000

Todays schedule (Hautluce to Chamonix): The final day is tough. It starts with a short warm up spin on a flat section, before climbing Col des Saisies (1.633m) – another hard climb that features in the tour de France: Floyd Landis famously launched his ‘miracle charge’ in 2006 on this mountain, later testing positive for testosterone! We then [...]

Training in the alps, day 3

cycling4shelter — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:12:17 +0000

Todays schedule (Pré-Saint-Didier to Hautluce): The day begins with a steady 23.5 km climb to Col de Petit St. Bernard (2.188m). The exact mountain where Contador and the Schleck brothers dropped Andres Klöden on stage 17 of the 2009 Tour de France. This is the southern end of the Mont Blanc massif and there are superb views of the high [...]

Training in the alps, day 2

cycling4shelter — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:02:05 +0000

Todays schedule (Champex to Pré-Saint-Didier): The day begins with a swift descent through picturesque villages to Orsiéres on the floor of the historic Val d’Entremont. Ther is a long and gentle ascent up the main valley road before forking off to climb the Col du Grand St. Bernard (2.473m). A legendary Tour de France mountain, that the [...]

Training in the alps, day 1

cycling4shelter — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:57:41 +0000

Todays schedule (Chamonix to Champex Lac): After breakfast and a final bike check, we’ll be heading out of the Chamonix Valley, climbing the Col des Montets (1.461m) and descending into Switzerland.The next climb will bring us to Col des Forclaz (1.527m) for a fast descent into the Rhône Valley. The third climb of the day starts on the [...]

Training in the alps

cycling4shelter — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:19:28 +0000

I m spending the next few days in France, arriving in Chamonix today. The idea is to get myself fit for the big challenge, La Marmotte. We’ll be touring around Mont Blanc passing several legendary mountain passes – Col de Petit St. Bernard, Col de Grand St. Bernard, Cormet de Roseland, Col des Saisies and Col de la [...]