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My Cycling Challenge

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Image Welcome to my Cycling Challenge In 2008 I am trying to (again) cycle 160,000 metres of vertical climb.

Late in 2004, it was cold outside, I had put on weight and was feeling unmotivated. So I decided to give myself a challenge for 2005. Now in 2008, I am on my fourth annual cycling challenge.

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French Alps Climbs - Info
Image Legendary Climbs Click here for maps, GPS routes, photos and descriptions of classic climbs in the French Alps.

List of All Climbs

Maps
Image 2007 - Big Climbs The mild weather means climbing season started early. See Google Map with all climbs so far in 2007.
 
2007 Challenge Update
Image Success! Today, on a crisp, cold, sunny day, I completed my 2007 challenge to cycle 160,00 metres of vertical ascent (about 525,000 feet or one foot for every minute of the year).
Some Recent Climbs
Image Collet d'Allevard Le Collet d'Allevard is the featured climb in the October edition of Le Cycle Magazine.
 
Some Smaller Climbs
Image Col de Cuvery

Col de Cuvery is above Bellegarde and part of the same massif as Col de Richmond, Col de la Biche and Le Grand Colombier.

Cycling Vacations
Image Swiss Alps - Eiger and Bernese Oberland I should mountain bike more. We took a three day weekend to the car-free Swiss mountain village of Wengen - part of the unbelievably beautiful Jungfrau region - a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most glaciated part of the Alps.
 
 
  • 2007 Challenge
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    2007 Challenge

    The Challenge for 2007? To cycle 120,000 160,000 metres uphill. more

  • 2006
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    2006 challenge

    The Challenge for 2006 was to cycle at least 30 climbs of at least 1,000 metres. More
  • 2005
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    2005 Challenge

    On Christlmas day I achieved my challenge of cycling 10,000 kms More

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