Friday, May 25, 2007
What? No rain this weekend. But it's the 3 day party weekend, Memorial Day. So how's a nice ride the Sunday sound? Drive to Randle, http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=randle,+wa&ie=UTF8&ll=46.522966,-121.961975&spn=0.043525,0.079823&z=14&om=1 ride south up and over the hill, down the south side to Swift Reservoir and back. This road maybe one of the best keep secerts in western Washington. Very little traffic, a solid climb with a fun desent between Mt St Helens and Mt Adams. Budget all day.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Day one of my training and I'm only a month late. Maybe 2 months late if I hope to show any form on what I expect to be the hardest day on my bike ever. I've had many days were I though the end would never come but I've always finished.
The Campagonlo Granfodo is my goal http://www.granfondocampagnolo.it/ which by all accounts is epic. What better way to spend Father's Day but suffering on my bike. 1000's of other cyclist treat the granfondos as a all out race. Maybe that's why there's a finish line, timing chips and results. For me it's going to be a race against darkness on my Ritchey Breakaway travel bike. She's no light weight, so here's where the 34X50 comes in. In order to climb 13% grades you need to be young, fit and strong or as in my case low gears. A 34X50 compact drive crankset with a 12X29 rear cluster better to the trick because it's all I'm going to have. Hence 34fifty.
My trip starts June 13 when I depart Seattle and arrive in Venice Italy via Air France. From the airport I'll take the train to my hotel http://www.hotelbrennero.com/ in Bassano del Grappa. I'll call BdG home for a few days before going farther north into the mountians. After the GF I'll arrive in Canzei where I'll stay for 3 night. From my hotel http://www.hotelcristallo.net/index.htm I'll be able to ride as many of the Giro routes as I find possible. This will include returning to Pordoi where I watched the Giro last year and the likes of the Gardena, and S. Pellegrimo.
June 24th I pick up a rental car and Jim Taylor in Lyon France. We'll head south to a small village in Provence http://crillonlebrave.com/index.html where we'll get in a few rides as Jim gets his clock adjusted in a proper fashion. Then it's north to the French Alps. We'll base our operactions out of la Bourg d' Oisans. From BdO many of the famous Tour routes are just a few kilo meters away. The list includes Alpe-d' Huez, Col du Lautaret, Col du Galibier, Col du Telegraphe and Col de la Croix de Fer.
July 2nd Jim departs Lyon for home and I take the car in a direction unknown at this time. Maybe Abertville, maybe back to Italy to attempt the Stellvio.
My trip ends July 5 on TGV across France and a flight from Paris arriving in time for dinner.
The Campagonlo Granfodo is my goal http://www.granfondocampagnolo.it/ which by all accounts is epic. What better way to spend Father's Day but suffering on my bike. 1000's of other cyclist treat the granfondos as a all out race. Maybe that's why there's a finish line, timing chips and results. For me it's going to be a race against darkness on my Ritchey Breakaway travel bike. She's no light weight, so here's where the 34X50 comes in. In order to climb 13% grades you need to be young, fit and strong or as in my case low gears. A 34X50 compact drive crankset with a 12X29 rear cluster better to the trick because it's all I'm going to have. Hence 34fifty.
My trip starts June 13 when I depart Seattle and arrive in Venice Italy via Air France. From the airport I'll take the train to my hotel http://www.hotelbrennero.com/ in Bassano del Grappa. I'll call BdG home for a few days before going farther north into the mountians. After the GF I'll arrive in Canzei where I'll stay for 3 night. From my hotel http://www.hotelcristallo.net/index.htm I'll be able to ride as many of the Giro routes as I find possible. This will include returning to Pordoi where I watched the Giro last year and the likes of the Gardena, and S. Pellegrimo.
June 24th I pick up a rental car and Jim Taylor in Lyon France. We'll head south to a small village in Provence http://crillonlebrave.com/index.html where we'll get in a few rides as Jim gets his clock adjusted in a proper fashion. Then it's north to the French Alps. We'll base our operactions out of la Bourg d' Oisans. From BdO many of the famous Tour routes are just a few kilo meters away. The list includes Alpe-d' Huez, Col du Lautaret, Col du Galibier, Col du Telegraphe and Col de la Croix de Fer.
July 2nd Jim departs Lyon for home and I take the car in a direction unknown at this time. Maybe Abertville, maybe back to Italy to attempt the Stellvio.
My trip ends July 5 on TGV across France and a flight from Paris arriving in time for dinner.
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