Comments on: Photos from Alpe d’Huez during La Marmotte 2009 http://blog.tourdoisans.com/2009/07/04/photos-from-alpe-dhuez-during-la-marmotte-2009/ General ramblings from Tour d'Oisans Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mark http://blog.tourdoisans.com/2009/07/04/photos-from-alpe-dhuez-during-la-marmotte-2009/#comment-162 Mark Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:02:27 +0000 http://blog.tourdoisans.com/?p=517#comment-162 Brutal! Climbing the Ventoux, the temperature reached 39 degrees! the 93 or so miles to the bottom of the mountain were very up and down, but a great ride. I lost around a hour at the third climb after breaking a spoke :-(, but managed to get going again on a borrowed wheel from Mavic and start clawing back some time. Until the Ventoux.... Riders were crawling up, walking, sitting, throwing-up and collapsing in the heat. It took me 3 hours, but I got there! Brutal! Climbing the Ventoux, the temperature reached 39 degrees! the 93 or so miles to the bottom of the mountain were very up and down, but a great ride. I lost around a hour at the third climb after breaking a spoke :-( , but managed to get going again on a borrowed wheel from Mavic and start clawing back some time. Until the Ventoux….

Riders were crawling up, walking, sitting, throwing-up and collapsing in the heat. It took me 3 hours, but I got there!

]]> By: tourdoisans http://blog.tourdoisans.com/2009/07/04/photos-from-alpe-dhuez-during-la-marmotte-2009/#comment-161 tourdoisans Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:56:50 +0000 http://blog.tourdoisans.com/?p=517#comment-161 How was the etape ? How was the etape ?

]]> By: Brian Borg http://blog.tourdoisans.com/2009/07/04/photos-from-alpe-dhuez-during-la-marmotte-2009/#comment-155 Brian Borg Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:08:55 +0000 http://blog.tourdoisans.com/?p=517#comment-155 b. there done that .what a day. 11 hours on a bike. I am lucky to be alive But now i am a happy man. Best regards from Brian Borg Denmark b. there done that .what a day. 11 hours on a bike. I am lucky to be alive
But now i am a happy man.
Best regards from
Brian Borg
Denmark

]]> By: tourdoisans http://blog.tourdoisans.com/2009/07/04/photos-from-alpe-dhuez-during-la-marmotte-2009/#comment-142 tourdoisans Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:02:55 +0000 http://blog.tourdoisans.com/?p=517#comment-142 7000 people this year - we release all our accommodation in October it goes within a couple of week ! Phil 7000 people this year – we release all our accommodation in October it goes within a couple of week !

Phil

]]> By: Mark http://blog.tourdoisans.com/2009/07/04/photos-from-alpe-dhuez-during-la-marmotte-2009/#comment-141 Mark Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:55:16 +0000 http://blog.tourdoisans.com/?p=517#comment-141 Looks like quite a day! Maybe next year. Maybe. Maybe! How many riders take part in La Marmotte? Looks like quite a day! Maybe next year. Maybe. Maybe!

How many riders take part in La Marmotte?

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