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I get a lot of questions from the VeloNomad trip planning consulting clients about the ins and outs of watching a TDF stage and whilst the basic tenets of watching a stage irrespective of the year are the same, it’s worth looking at the specifics of 2013 Tour de France vantage points. Get this article […]
For information on the next Etape du Tour, go to the VeloNomad Etape landing page. The 2013 Etape du Tour route announcement has caused a collective apoplexy amongst the Etapperati. “Sacre Bleu! It stinks!” “Mon dieu! It’s too short!” “Pooh-pooh, ziss stinks like a good French cheese! But in a bad way. (Sacre Bleu!)” Now […]
July 21 2009, Stage 16 Tour de France: Martigny > Bourg St Maurice Today I woke VERY sore after L’Etape 2009. We had (what I thought was) a piffling little 12k climb (oops – 32km) up to the final Col of Stage 16 – the Cat 1 Col du Petite St Bernard. I decided to […]