FIREFLIES 2010 - DAYS 1 & 2

EFFING NORRA IT'S HARD GOING !!!

FIREFLIES DAYS 1 & 2

DAY 1 – EVIAN TO TALLIORES

APROX 150KM RIDE
2 KILLER MOUNTAINS;
COL DE JOUX PLANE
AND
COL DE LA COLOMBIERE

THE LATER WAS ACTUALLY HARDER THAN I REMEMBERED IT AND I REMEMBERED IT BEING BLODDY TOUGH !

THE WHOLE DAY MADE EVEN TOUGHER BY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ON THE BIKE. I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY LOW CLIMBING GEARS WHICH MADE THE CLIMBS LITERALLY TWICE AS TOUGH … BUT HEY GOT THERE


DAY 2 – TALLIORES TO VAL D’ISERE (YEAH THE SKI RESORT)

125KMS TODAY
3 KILLER CLIMBS
COL DU FORCLAZ
COL DU CORMET DE ROSELAND
AND A FINAL 30KM ASSENT INTO VAL D’ISERE

PRETTY WET CONDITIONS TODAY
AND MR TIM PAGE ZAPPED PASSED ME ACOUPLE OF TIMES MAKING IT LOOK FAR TOO EASY ! (AND HE ACTUALLY RODE TO GENENVA FROM LONDON)

JUST DOWNED A COUPLE OF ISOTONIC BEERS FOR RECOVERY PURPOSES ONLY OF COURSE …