MEMORY

Read today in the nice Deep Section blog:  "Farmers never remember the good seasons during bad ones and never remember the bad ones during good" and how this is just how I feel about Mont Ventoux. I'm 100 meters into the descending and already forgot how hard it was to get to the top...

Stolen from here :-)

PASSO GAVIA

And to top that, only the surely most beautiful climb ever! Passo Gavia. Hard, long and fantastic. I would go back there tomorrow if I could. Also, together with Stelvio, great descents!

STELVIO FROM BORMIO

I did this climb last September with a couple of Colleagues. To this day one of the most beautiful mountains climbs ever.

TOUR DU ALS TEAM

TOUR DU ALS - THE RIDE

Another edition of the Tour du ALS completed this year last Thursday 28th. Lots of climb, lots of kilometers and effort but more than anything lots of camaraderie and support. Everybody reached their goal in this hard day. More especially Sem, the daughter from our colleague and friend Jos, completed the climb from Bedoin which is considered the hardest side of Mont Ventoux. See more details and pictures after the link.

Outra edição do Tour du ALS completa na última Quinta-feira, dia 28. Muitos quilômetros, muitas subidas e esforço pesado. E melhor ainda, muito suporte e camaradagem to time. Todo mundo atingiu o próprio objetivo em mais um dia duro de calor.  Mais especialmente Sem, a filha do nosso colega Jos, completou a subida desde Bedoin, considerada a mais difícil do Mont Ventoux. Veja como foi o dia e algumas fotos depois do link.

TOUR DE ALS - DAY 2

Day 2 in France and a especial one. We cycled with Sem, the 13 year old daughter of our colleague Jos thru the Gorge de la Nesque. It was a 33 kms ride with 17 km uphill and back. It is a good warm up for the ride tomorrow as it is easy, max 3.5% inclination. She did really well and (looks like) enjoyed it.
Tomorrow we will wake up at 3 am, start riding at 5 am and first ride the Mountain from Maulacene side. It is a first 15 kms before we get to the bottom of the climb and then we go the first 24 kms up. From the top we will go to Sault and turn around for the second climb. the trick will be to climb fast enough to be back to the start at 12:00 and ride it with the whole organization and Sem for the third time.

It is going to be hard but it is going to be great and we will have Jos in our minds the whole day! Check some pictures below and don’t forget to DONATE!

TOUR DU ALS–DAY 1

67 kms | 3 h 12 m | avg speed 20.9 km/h | avg hr 148 bpm | ? kcal

Today was the first team ride in France as preparation for the Tour du ALS. We went from the camping to the top of the Mont Ventoux and from there to Sault and came back. A total of 67 kms in a very windy day. Take a look after the link and some photos. Great team, great fist ride.

EVERYBODY IS BIKE RIDING

NICE AND EASY

90 kms | 3 h 20 m | avg speed 27.1 km/h | avg hr 144 bpm | 1.730 kcal

Nice and easy bike ride today as last preparation for the Tour du ALS. Did 90 kms with Peter on the road around the house. Kept the heart rate at zone 2 end and relaxed on an easy pace, with bit of wind but great weather. Not much more to say.

Next stop, car drive to France, team rides on Tuesday and Wednesday and the big ride on
Thursday. Weather forecast is on the warm side, 28 degrees celsius and lots of sun. Stay tuned as I will be posting pictures and stories.

GRENSLAND WTC

GRENSLAND SPORTIVE

151 kms | 5 h 35 m | avg speed 27 km/h | avg hr 146 bpm | 1.827 kcal

Today ride was a Nike team ride again in Limburg, south of Holland. Team in good numbers for the WTC Grensland sportive for the 150 kms strong ride on the steep hills of the region. The weather was perfect: dry,  not too cold or warm and just a hint of a strong wind at the end. A great ride that I rode with two different sub-groups and managed to keep pushing all the way down to the finish.

SUNNY

80 kms | 2 h 42 m | avg speed 29.6 km/h | avg hr 148 bpm | 1.727 kcal

BEING DROPPED

Last weekend I didn’t do any long ride training. It was Mothers day and I dedicated the weekend to the family. Just to avoid not posting anything I’ve added a video of the Classico Boretti with the climb of Italiaanseweg. Peter thought I was showing off and it was quick to remind me that he dropped me on the Grebberbeg.  Check how this could happen after the link and the training analysis so far…

ITALIAANSEWEG

 

Yellow arms

NICE & WARM

 
75 kms | 2 h 29 m | avg speed 30.1 km/h | avg hr 146 bpm | 1.845 kcal

Nice tempo riding today to relax after the long ride on Saturday. Went from home to Wijk bij Duurstede on top of the dike with lots of cross wind. Sun was eventually out and it was warm enough to go without arm and leg warmers! First time in the year I don’t have to cover up everything.

Treino de ritmo hoje para relaxar da volta grande do sábado. Fui de casa até a cidade de Wijk bij Duurstede e voltei. Tudo em cima do dique com muito ventro atravessado. O sol saiu algumas vezes e estava quente suficiente prá sair com braços e pernas descobertos!