2008 summer update

Hello! As you can see this is the first post since June. There are a few reasons for this so here is an update.Well to say we have been busy is an understament! The race win seem like a million years ago and that was the end of my competitive season.

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  July 7th - La Marmotte, I didn't ride this year as we had a group of 12 up at The Alpe. Great success, everyone finished in times ranging from 8h20m to over 11 hours.
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  July 13th - Tom Simpson Memorial day on Mont Ventoux. A fantastic day. We helped decorate the memorial with flags for the ceremony. After a group ride up from Bedoin, Joanne (Tom's daughter) made a speech and thanked everyone for the help in raising the money for the new steps and making it a great happy day.
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  July 17th - A quiet week for Le Tour so me and a friend Peter drove to Briancon, cycled up the Lautaret to The Col du Galibier to watch the stage in perfect weather.
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  July 29th - took 6 members of Lancashire Road Club on a 200km jaunt through the Barronnies hills and got dropped on the last col (gutted!)
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  August! - Lots of friends and family here, hence too much red wine consumed.
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  September 8th and 9th - Gorge de la Nesque Time Trial and Les Routes du Ventoux Cyclosportive. Unfortunatley no trophies this year to put in the Veloventoux trophy cabinet.
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  September 15th -23rd - The Veloventoux Raid Alpine! 7 of us rode from Albertville to Nice via The Cormet de Roseland, Col de la Madelaine, Col de Telegraphe, Col du Galibier, Col d'Izoard (twice!) Col de Vars, Col de la Bonnette/ Restefond, Col de Cayolle, Col de Champs. Yes it's safe to say I'm knackered!
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  October 3rd - 4 members of my UK club Clayton Velo here for a wind down week.
  

So thats about it for now, hopefully I'll have some time to post now that the season is drawing to a close. By the way, the October weather here is awesome, 22 degrees today and not a cloud in the sky!!!!