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Peter Chang
Jun 9, 2016, 1:37:44 PM6/9/16
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http://i.imgur.com/h75vUN7.png
climbs you've heard of (if you follow racing). sag / support. tgv ride (for the train dorks among us). département 64. baking sun. wcpgw.
july 16 - 23. send murphy (not john) mail if you're interested.
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John Murphy
Jun 9, 2016, 1:42:10 PM6/9/16
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That Stage 4 is a humdinger, Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet. Don't get too frisky on the Aspin, it's pretty gentle but the descent is quick and you're right onto the Tourmalet and that thing is a bitch. And I've only been up to the ski station.
The Pyrennees are the happiest place on earth. Unreal.
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Peter Colijn
Jun 9, 2016, 1:46:42 PM6/9/16
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I would strongly recommend this! I loved the Haute Route (Dolomites version) when I did it, and this is a chance to do it at way less cost.
I would be there but I'm already doing murphy's other Spain thing and apparently I also have a job, soo...
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Ben Kochie
Jun 9, 2016, 1:50:22 PM6/9/16
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My Achilles hurts looking at that.
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Lina Mårtensson
Jun 9, 2016, 1:56:51 PM6/9/16
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But it's all downhill!
djconnel
Jun 10, 2016, 12:13:36 AM6/10/16
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Peter: are you going?
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Peter Chang
Jun 10, 2016, 12:20:36 PM6/10/16
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Le jeudi 9 juin 2016 21:13:36 UTC-7, djconnel a écrit :
Peter: are you going?
probably.
there is a question of bike, murphy says that there are nice rentals (canyon something or other) otherwise i think i have to do some maintenance to get more than an 12-19.
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Peter Colijn
Jun 10, 2016, 1:25:35 PM6/10/16
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Wut, you're not riding it fixed?
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Peter Chang
Jun 10, 2016, 1:34:35 PM6/10/16
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hmmm... maybe single-speed, if just for the miles of descending. actually, the last brovet was pretty good singlespeed (42x17) but it was less climby.
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djconnel
Jun 10, 2016, 3:45:38 PM6/10/16
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Anyway, since my assistance on the project I've been working on in San Jose will no longer be required after 30 June, that frees up time in July so this is seriously attractive. Have Breakaway Will Travel.
djconnel
Jul 25, 2016, 5:06:28 AM7/25/16
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This ride was really fantastic, with the possible exception of the last day into San Sebastian where the route was on major roads and we took the van the final 35 km -- alpha-test the year. But he'll do it again next year (at a higher cost; this was a test run). Strongly recommended. The Haute Route through the Pyrenees is really spectacular, and the guide, Pau, is an excellent rider (although nobody touches Murphy on the descents).
Murphy's been posting photos on Facebook.
I'd not been in San Sebastian before -- it was nice. But I'm back in Barcelona now (in a café on La Rambla, ready to walk to Sagrada Famila). We took a limited train back last night.
Dave Blizard
Jul 25, 2016, 1:19:00 PM7/25/16
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JEALOUS.. love Spain and Barcelona! enjoy. :)
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