Well its been a while since the last post.
What's been happening? Just back from Lanzarote and managed to get out on the bike every other day. Great bike friendly roads, but the wind is a constant challenge. Now back in Chamonix and set for the ski season.
Last wek saw the mad dash for the Etape entries on line and after 20 minutes of trying, the entry for the Modane - Alp D'Huez Etape is in. We've got around 8 of us from Chamonix with confirmed entries.
The challenge now is to keep motivated through the winter with regular turbo sessions and the weeks we don't have guests in the Chalet a group of us plan to head down the Valley from the snow and ice to get some miles in around Annecy lake etc.
Marmotte entries open sometime in December which will be the week before the Etape. So the plan is ow to ride both, the Etape looking much easier than the Marmotte.
So the schedule now looks like Time Megeve on June 12th. Next year the start is in Sallanches and takes a more challenging route over the Col de la Colombiere with the longer route then taking in the Croix Fry, Aravis and Saises before the finish in Megeve.
Following weekend is the Les Carroz, then Morzine, Grand Bornand then the Marmotte.
I think its 29 weeks to the Etape. Meantime Skiing beckons!
Completing the Etape du Tour and La Marmotte double in 2011. Mike is co-owner of www.breathebike.com with Wife Jude and are permanently based at Chalet Annabelle in the Chamonix Valley, France.
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