It's been a few weeks since I commented on by training miles of the year to date. Best I make ammends. We've just started week 30 and I've covered 4,583.5 miles (7,374.9km). That is far enough from Norwich to get to Banf, Orlando, Dominica Republic or even Mumbai.
Those 4,583miles are make up of 95 swimming, 3,797 cycling and 691 running. (153, 7375 and 1112km respectively).
That works out to an average of 3.3miles swimming, 126.6miles cycling and 23.8miles running per week.
This week is going to be a bumper week for the biking. Going to clock up over 400 miles in the next 5 days by riding from Norwich to Paris. Tomorrow is from Norwich to London with two others from Velo Club Norwich. Then I'll be joining up Action Medical Research's 4 day ride to Paris via Dunkeque, Arras and Compaigne.
Will tell you about that when I get back.
Oh, and yes, for the cycling followers amongst you, that does mean I'll be in Paris watching the finish of Le Tour de France.
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Monday, 23 July 2007
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Wow! How exciting?
After the prologue I got to marshall on Quarry Hill in Tonbridge on the first catorgarised climb of this years tour. It was brilliant. The atmosphere was great. And having David Miller in the break away group really gave the supporters something to cheer.
Being thanked by the spectators afterwards was the iceing on the cake.
But today - what an exciting finish to the third stage. The breakaway almost stayed away. The chasing peloton closed on them in the final kilometer. Would they stay away? Would the peloton catch them and set it up for a sprinters finish? The answer was neither. In the final kilometer the yellow jersey on Fabian Cancellara's back shot forward closed the gap on the breakaway and try as the sprinters did they couldn't catch him.
What a wonderful, wonderful finish to what has so far proved to be an excellent tour.
Being thanked by the spectators afterwards was the iceing on the cake.
But today - what an exciting finish to the third stage. The breakaway almost stayed away. The chasing peloton closed on them in the final kilometer. Would they stay away? Would the peloton catch them and set it up for a sprinters finish? The answer was neither. In the final kilometer the yellow jersey on Fabian Cancellara's back shot forward closed the gap on the breakaway and try as the sprinters did they couldn't catch him.
What a wonderful, wonderful finish to what has so far proved to be an excellent tour.
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Prologue win for CSC
First blood for CSC, as Fabian Cancellera the World Time Champion wins the 2007 Tour de France Prologue ahead of British favourite Bradley Wiggins.
A great day out for us spectators. I watched with Peter Mann and Simon Kenan-Jones who I met riding London to Paris in 2004.
Yesterday's opening ceremony was pretty good too. Though there was some room for improvement - perhaps we'll remember for when we next get to host the start.
A great day out for us spectators. I watched with Peter Mann and Simon Kenan-Jones who I met riding London to Paris in 2004.
Yesterday's opening ceremony was pretty good too. Though there was some room for improvement - perhaps we'll remember for when we next get to host the start.
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Team CSC for le Tour de France 2007
Meet the 9 riders of Team CSC that will be riding in this years Tour de France that starts in London on Saturday.
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