Donald's Tour – Riding the route of the 100th Edition of the Tour de France

Life in the Bubble

30 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 1 category

Life during the tour was somewhat strange in parts for the riders. The further through the tour we got, the more strange it seemed to become. “If it doesn’t begin with a 2 it’s a

My Tour (a summary)

26 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 1 category

I arrived in Corsica both excited and apprehensive, finally arriving at the hotel only 15 minutes before dinner and our first briefing. The following morning the apprehension had gone, I just had to get on

Stage 21

14 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 46km Total Distance: 3193km The final day, we’d made it. Porto-Vecchio seemed a distant memory. The day started with a final bus transfer to our start point, this time a goat farm outside

Stage 20

13 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 143km Total Distance: 3147km Today was one of those strange days that are hard to put into words. A couple of days ago I had wanted the tour to be over, I was

Stage 19

12 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 118km Total Distance: 3004km Stage 19 was in my opinion the real “killer” stage of the tour with two HC climbs at the start followed by a Cat 2 and ending with two

Stage 18

11 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 171km Total Distance: 2886km Stage 18 was the first of three stages which Phil dubbed the “Big Lumpy Triple”. It was also the second of three stages which I think the tour organisers

Stage 17

10 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 31km Total Distance: 2715km Stage 17 was the final time trial of the tour and this time we set off in time trial fashion, 30 seconds apart. The day started however with a

Stage 16

9 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 180km Total Distance: 2684km Following our first real rest day (the previous rest day had involved most of the day on a bus) we had a reasonably easy day riding into Gap, only

Stage 15

7 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 245km Total Distance: 2504km Stage 15, Mont Ventoux, stuff of legends. The day I had been anticipating and dreading in equal measure. Mont Ventoux is one of the hardest climbs the tour ever

Stage 14

6 July, 2013 Donald 0 Comments 2 categories

Stage Distance: 190km Total Distance: 2259km Today started with a bus transfer, which though none of us were pleased with as always, did afford us some amazing morning sunrise vistas over the mist covered fields.