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What Bike for Etape?
A few people have emailed me and asked me what type of bike they will need for an Etape. I’ve seen people do Etape on mountain bikes, tandems and roadbikes ranging from bikes that could only be described as WWII era messenger bikes to high end road race weapons. What Type of Bike Should I Look [...]
A few people have emailed me and asked me what type of bike they will need for an Etape.
I’ve seen people do Etape on mountain bikes, tandems and roadbikes ranging from bikes that could only be described as WWII era messenger bikes to high end road race weapons.
What Type of Bike Should I Look [...]
Who Can Do Etape
Kasper S and many other readers have written in with the following question about Who Can Do Etape Du Tour. Tim, Would it at all be possible to complete Etape du Tour for a beginning cyclist with the right preparation? In 2011 I started cycling and had a week in the Alpes where I did climbs [...]
Kasper S and many other readers have written in with the following question about Who Can Do Etape Du Tour.
Tim, Would it at all be possible to complete Etape du Tour for a beginning cyclist with the right preparation?
In 2011 I started cycling and had a week in the Alpes where I did climbs [...]
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Car Vs Camper Cost Comparison for Cycling Trip to France
Cost of hiring a campervan versus Car+Hotel for France Do you need a real car versus campervan cost breakdown for your cycling trip to France (or anywhere actually!)? Is hiring a car and staying in hotels or accommodation cheaper than hiring a campervan for my France Cycling Holiday? This is a question I get a lot from [...]
Cost of hiring a campervan versus Car+Hotel for France
Do you need a real car versus campervan cost breakdown for your cycling trip to France (or anywhere actually!)?
Is hiring a car and staying in hotels or accommodation cheaper than hiring a campervan for my France Cycling Holiday?
This is a question I get a lot from [...]
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L’Etapes du Tour 2012: Etape Alpes and Etape Pyrenees!
Well, well! The 2012 Etapes du Tour have been announced, and what a doozy each one will be. Many of you will have many questions, such as: “Who can do Etape 2012?” When is Etape du Tour 2012 Where is Etape du Tour 2012 How to enter Etape du Tour 2012 How to train for Etape 2012? How to [...]
Well, well! The 2012 Etapes du Tour have been announced, and what a doozy each one will be.
Many of you will have many questions, such as:
“Who can do Etape 2012?”
When is Etape du Tour 2012
Where is Etape du Tour 2012
How to enter Etape du Tour 2012
How to train for Etape 2012?
How to [...]
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2011 Trip Wrap Up – Lessons learnt, wins, losses
2010 trip wrap up I always like to do a wrap up after each trip to describe the lessons I learnt and pitfalls from each trip. So, here are the things I learnt from my 2011 trip. Note, many of the campervan-related tips I will cover in the next VeloNomad ebook, Campervanning through France. Make sure you’re [...]
2010 trip wrap up
I always like to do a wrap up after each trip to describe the lessons I learnt and pitfalls from each trip.
So, here are the things I learnt from my 2011 trip.
Note, many of the campervan-related tips I will cover in the next VeloNomad ebook, Campervanning through France. Make sure you’re [...]
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Last Minute Etape du Tour Tips
Do You Know What to Expect On Etape du Tour? For those who have not done an Etape du Tour before and who are a bit nervous, I thought I’d provide a last-minute post with some handy information. This information comes from the Tackling L’Etape guide and is of course abridged to keep the post short(ish). In [...]
Do You Know What to Expect On Etape du Tour?
For those who have not done an Etape du Tour before and who are a bit nervous, I thought I’d provide a last-minute post with some handy information.
This information comes from the Tackling L’Etape guide and is of course abridged to keep the post short(ish).
In [...]
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Packing for a Bike Trip – the Spare Essentials
Are you a terrible over packer? Do you pack for every “what if”? I am a TERRIBLE over packer, and I know I am not the only one. In this day and age of reduced baggage allowance (I still remember coming home from LA with 72kg, no excess!). So I made a new video* on packing for [...]
Are you a terrible over packer?
Do you pack for every “what if”?
I am a TERRIBLE over packer, and I know I am not the only one. In this day and age of reduced baggage allowance (I still remember coming home from LA with 72kg, no excess!).
So I made a new video* on packing for [...]
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Recovering from Etape du Tour
Reader Steve dropped me an email with some great questions the other day, 2 of which are below. Do you have a source of info about diet pre-Etape … in the 2 weeks leading up to the events? Also, as we are doing both…any sources to assist us get over one but prep for the [...]
Reader Steve dropped me an email with some great questions the other day, 2 of which are below.
Do you have a source of info about diet pre-Etape … in the 2 weeks leading up to the events? Also, as we are doing both…any sources to assist us get over one but prep for the [...]
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Gluten-free and Special Needs Eating in France
This time, my lovely girlfriend (hi Kate!) is coming to France and Spain (yay!), and she has a pretty specific diet – no dairy, no wheat, no gluten, no yeast. So, no delicious Alhambra 1925 beer, no French or Spanish cheese, no croissants. Quelle horreure! Anyway, she’s not the only one who has some special [...]
This time, my lovely girlfriend (hi Kate!) is coming to France and Spain (yay!), and she has a pretty specific diet – no dairy, no wheat, no gluten, no yeast. So, no delicious Alhambra 1925 beer, no French or Spanish cheese, no croissants. Quelle horreure!
Anyway, she’s not the only one who has some special [...]
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How to Plan a Trip to L’Etape and TDF: 2011 L’Etape and TdF Case Study
I’ve had a bunch of people ask me about my plans for 2011, so thought we’d have a look at me as a case study for planning a trip to France. This shows you how to plan a cycling trip to France at a high level. How I Plan – General Insights I discuss my [...]
I’ve had a bunch of people ask me about my plans for 2011, so thought we’d have a look at me as a case study for planning a trip to France. This shows you how to plan a cycling trip to France at a high level.
How I Plan – General Insights
I discuss my [...]
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