L’Etape du Tour / Stage 18: Brainçon to Izoard - 181kms D+4000 / July 16th 2017
Race reporter Ross The France / Hong Kong challenge started in 2015; it’s an annual competition between myself and an old friend of mine, Gareth, taking place somewhere in Europe in summer. After Marseille (2015) and London (2016) triathlons (both times I was soundly beaten) this year the ante was upped and l’Etape du Tour was chosen. Not just any étape though, the twin peaks of Vars and Izoard were to be tackled in a gruelling 181km stage in the Alps, with 4000 metres of positive altitude change. It’ll be fine I told myself. Yes my t
It was awesome, it was awful, it was everything in between.
I’d highly recommend doing it, but also training very hard for it.
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