The first question every client asks after signing up for one of our climbing-based bike trips in Europe is ‘What’s the best thing I can do to train and be prepared for this trip?’ I ask myself the same question every season. Logically, we know what to do on the bike. Put in your base
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Luang Prabang to Kiouw KaCham – 78 km, 6300’ vertical, conditions = smooth perfect asphalt, cool morning and hot afternoon. Route Details. There’s a difference between a rude awakening and a healthy challenge. Today was a mix of both. Our 8:15 departure from the Merry Lao Swiss Guesthouse in Luang Prabang was as smooth as
There it is. The word is officially out. Nine years after my first cycling trip to the Ariege there it appears on the world cycling map in the 2012 Tour de France route! It’s not the first time the Ariege region has featured in a Tour de France. When it does, however, it usually passes


