Coll de Revell revisited

Last Sunday I climbed again the Coll de Revell. I hadn't cycled that road since the previous non-attempted BPB two years ago. A 13km twisty climb on fine pavement amidst trees followed by a chilly descent. The climb was preceded by a 60 km approach at full speed (I drafted some guys that were obviously trying to break the hour record). In fact, most of the time I felt outgeared (had a hard time closing the gaps)

I'm back (again)

Yes, I know... I've neglected this blog for a short (long) time. It might look like I've resigned but... NO.
Now seriously, the BPB is being held again this year (May 29-30th) and this time I'm quite determined to give it a go. To be sincere I feel a bit insecure. In fact my first intention was to take a year's sabbatical from brevets but... Have I mentioned last Easter flèche vélocio? No? Well, to make a long story short I was a member of the only non-french team that successfully completed the arrow (despite the rain and the vent del sud that plagued the southern approach to Le Pontet). Three months ago, in the celebration meal (ACP awards included) I learned that the rest of the team was fully comitted to this year's Barcelona-Perpinyà and I felt somehow obliged to (reluctantly) join them. The 200 km brevet (a bit early for the season) went uneventfully but for the freezing temperature and since then I've kept on training.

I'm back again

Family hiking in Asturias. I regained contact with cycling this morning after a three week gap of indulgence and indolence. No comments...

Starting holidays. No more post for a month or so...

Worked intervals for a full hour. Not that bad... (things are looking up ;) )

Today I've hit the lowest point of the season (so far...) I've been more than three minutes down my worse time to Horta. I admit that climbed in appalling heat and really didn't fell like it and I could even fancy about a convenient illness just breaking through but... it's been a shameful, pityful, painful and forgetable climb.

Cyclomuletisme again. Spent a lot of time getting rid from that damm dust that gets in those greasy spots just planning to stay there and thrieve.