Thursday, June 16, 2011

Itinerary Update

Date
Flight/TdF Start/Finish  :  Location  :  Activity
29 June
SQ 286 Akl-Sing, SQ 334 Sing-Paris
30 June
Transfer CDG to OrlyAF 5703 Orly-Lourdes: La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin
1 July
No TdF: La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Assemble Bike and look around village
2
 Passage du Gois La Barre de Monts > Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers: La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin:Ride to Luz-St. Sauveur, maybe a wee look up the route to Tourmalet  and return 32k
3
Team TT Les Essarts > Les Essarts : La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Ride up Col des Borderes via Estaing and back via Arrens- Marsous 30k (http://www.velopeloton.com/cycling/col-du-borderes/)
4
 Olonne sur Mer > Redon : La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Ride up to Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque  60k
5
Lorient > Mûr-de-Bretagne  La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Ride up to Luz-St Sauveur and look up the ride to Luz-Ardiden 35k
6
 Carhaix > Cap Fréhel : La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Ride up Hautcam 38k
7
Dinan > Lisieux  La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin : Rest Explore Lourdes or Argeles Gasozt
8
Le Mans > Châteauroux  La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Ride up Tourmalet
9
Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy  La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Massage at Lanterne Rouge
10
Issoire > Saint-Flour : La Lanterne Rouge, St Savin: Pack Bike
11
Train Lourdes> Toulouse/Rest Day Le Lioran Cantal : Toulouse: Mercure Toulouse Wilson: Unpack bike
12
Aurillac > Carmaux : Toulouse: Mercure Toulouse Wilson: Ride to Albi and then to Carmaux to see TDF finish
13
Blaye-les-Mines > Lavaur : Lourdes: Grand Hotel Modern: Ride loop St Girons-Oust-Seix-St Girons. No TDF contact
14
Cugnaux > Luz-Ardiden : Lourdes: Grand Hotel Modern : Watch race on the Tourmalet (after riding up it (Tourmalet 2115m)
15
Pau > Lourdes : Lourdes: Grand Hotel Modern: An opportunity to climb the Col d’Aubisque 1709m, and watch the Tour cross the Col before riding downhill to Lourdes
16
Saint-Gaudens > Plateau de Beille : Avignon: Hotel Cloitre St Louis :  Ride part of way to race start at St Gaudens and then bus to Avignon
17
Limoux > Montpellier : Avignon: Hotel Cloitre St Louis: Ride to Chateauneuf du Pape 20k 
18
Rest Day Département de la Drôme : Avignon: Hotel Cloitre St Louis : Ride Mt Ventoux  Ride up from Bedoin on the southern side of the hill, about 21 km and then back down to Malaucene, then back to Bedoin. 50k 
19
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Gap : Serre Chevalier: Grand Hotel: Mostly in bus resting to Serre Chevalier, will intersect with the Tour en Route at Nyons
20
Gap > Pinerolo : Serre Chevalier: Grand Hotel:  Ride from Hotel to Briancon and then up Col d’ Izoard and return  to Briancon to watch the TdF enroute to Pinerolo 45k
21
Pinerolo > Galibier - Serre Chevalier: Serre Chevalier: Grand Hotel: Saint Chaffrey - Col du Galibier return to hotel. Watch finish on Galibier. 40-50k
22
Modane Valfréjus > Alpe-d’Huez : Serre Chevalier: Grand Hotel: Le Bourge d’Oisans - L’Alpe d’Huez return and watch the finish.  30k
23
Individual TT Grenoble > Grenoble : Paris: Abba Montparnasse : Ride in bus to Grenoble to watch the TT and then jump onto the TGV to Paris
24
Créteil > Paris Champs-Élysées : Paris: Abba Montparnasse : Ride around Paris in early morning, photo at Arc de Triumph, and then watch the finish.
25
Paris: Abba Montparnasse : Tourist in Paris
26
Paris to London: Eurostar : 9 Becketts, Hertford : Jason and Morven : Recover
27
Hertford
28
Hertford
29
Hertford
30
London to Paris- Eurostar : Paris: Abba Montparnasse
31
SQ333 CdG>Sing
1 Aug
SQ281 Sing>Akl

June Training

June 1st Gym. Progress: 73 floors climb in 14 minutes
June 3rd Climb Passo Vivione followed by Passo Presolana 29k climbing in 48.8 k, 3h 40m.
June 5th Climb Kuaotunu Hill twice. 30k
June 7th Massage
June 10th Gym. Progress 77.5 floors in 14 minutes
June 11th Climb Slow Tension Repeats 6 times Percival Hill. First run averaged 20k on climb. Major goal met.
June 13th Climb Whangamata Hill two times both sides. 1000m climbing.
June 16th Four Sprints 5, 3, 3, and 5k on 309 Road.
June 17th Bones Massage and Gym, Just strength sets, plus sauna for heat conditioning.
June 19th Climb Manaia and Kerata Hills and return; 900m climbing in 2h 37m
June 20th Gym and Sauna