Away for 3 weeks
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Enjoy, I'm just back home from there. The weather is really good (28 °C) and almost no wind (except on the top of course). Almost all the tourists also just left the country, so it's all yours!
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Almost all the tourists also just left the country, so it's all yours!
That means all we need to dodge are the Germans in their vans and the insane Italians in their Alfa's. We've got no chance of dodging the French drivers but they are so nice anyway so it doesn't matter. Woohoo!
cheers, Chris Maunder
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Have fun, Chris :)
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Chris, are you planning to be by Nantes by any chance ?
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Unfortunately not. We're staying at Tours then Bordeaux on our way down to the Pyrenees. :(
cheers, Chris Maunder
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What kind of gearing do you guys use for Alpe D'Huez, or Tourmelet (I can't picture the others, so I'll just assume they are similar in difficulty)? Have a great trip and have fun!
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In deference to my knees I have a compact crank and a 12-27. I'll be sitting in the 25 for the first part of the ascent on the Alpe then see how we go from there. I know - pretty soft but my aim is to crack the hour mark for the ascent which I reckon I've got about zero chance of doing ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder
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Unfortunately not. We're staying at Tours then Bordeaux on our way down to the Pyrenees. :(
cheers, Chris Maunder
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but but but... nantes is on the Road from Paris to Bordeaux !! (ok, curve the map a little). are you going there by bike ? or renting a car ? why Tour & Bordeaux ? do you know ppl out there ? anyway, have a nice hard rest man :)
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling
Wow. You make it sound so ... appalling appealing.
Chris Maunder wrote:
Please don't break anything.
I didn't know I was allowed to make changes again! w00t! :-D
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but but but... nantes is on the Road from Paris to Bordeaux !! (ok, curve the map a little). are you going there by bike ? or renting a car ? why Tour & Bordeaux ? do you know ppl out there ? anyway, have a nice hard rest man :)
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We might be able to bend the map a little. I'll discuss it with my co-consipirator. Actually we're doing: Riems = a little champagne action (plus seeing some old WW1 site where the Aussies fought) Tours = a little Chateux action Bordeaux = a lot of wine action It's all about preparation ;) Rest? I'm going to need a holiday after this!
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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In deference to my knees I have a compact crank and a 12-27. I'll be sitting in the 25 for the first part of the ascent on the Alpe then see how we go from there. I know - pretty soft but my aim is to crack the hour mark for the ascent which I reckon I've got about zero chance of doing ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Don't feel bad! You're going to go up the full 21 switchbacks, right? Most people couldn't even make up 1 or 2 of them, much less 21!
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated.
Man, that makes you a true island. Have fun Chris. :)
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Don't feel bad! You're going to go up the full 21 switchbacks, right? Most people couldn't even make up 1 or 2 of them, much less 21!
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21 and all the way up to the heliport. Last year we did the Stelvio (48 switchbacks) and the Tre Cime (18% bits, plus the last 5km at 15%). I'm actually looking forward to some rides under 12% for once!
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady
You've named the hamsters?
Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.
I need a 'spraying coffee on the screen' emoticon :-D
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
:cool: We'll be good
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Yep, plus the always-fun-for-a-laugh Alpe D'Huez, Hautecamp, Tourmelet, and the Col du Whimper.
cheers, Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Tourmelet
Is that anything like Tourette?
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Tourmelet
Is that anything like Tourette?
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Please don't break anything.
TRUST me!!!!! :-D :-D :-D
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I need a 'spraying coffee on the screen' emoticon :-D
cheers, Chris Maunder
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If you get around to it, then I just want to remind you that CP meeds a drool icon.
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Have a great time Chris, I have to say I'm jealous. Haven't done this type of thing before and if I do I think I'd end up with a heart attack because of the shape I'm in. Meanwhile, paaaaaaaaaaaaartaaaaaaaay! :beer: :D
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Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
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If you get around to it, then I just want to remind you that CP meeds a drool icon.
Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful
Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
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It's that time of the year. Tomorrow my bike and I are escaping to the tallest, twistiest, most painful vomit inducing mountains my sadistic mate in Australia can line up for us for 3 weeks of cycling in France. I will be out of contact for this time apart from phone, blackberry, laptop, email, and walkie-talkies. But apart from that I'll be completely isolated. I've got a ton of email backlogged I'm trying to get through and also a bunch of TODOs that I will try and get organised into something Elina, Dmitry, Thiru, Olga and Gennady can work through if they have a chance. Please don't break anything.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP