Woodland on LBL

NervexProf
NervexProf Posts: 4,202
edited April 2008 in Pro race
A fascinating read: http://tiny.cc/KVNqe
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom

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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    I rode the route (well most of it - Tilff-Bastogne-Tilff sportif) at end of May last year.

    Milky sunshine and warm in Liege at 5am when we left the hotel - by the time we got to Bastogne we were considering getting the train back as we'd been riding in cold rain for 4 hours. When we got back to Liege it was sunny and 17° again.

    What little I could see of the Ardennes countryside through the low clouds looked very pretty though.
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  • andrewgturnbull
    andrewgturnbull Posts: 3,861
    NervexProf wrote:
    A fascinating read: http://tiny.cc/KVNqe

    Hi there.

    That article just doesn't read right, it doesn't flow at all. My guess is that cyclingnews asked for 200 words for an article and they edited down a section of one of Les's books.

    Cheers, Andy
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Ride L-B-L hard and it's a real leg-breaker - the ups and down are unrelenting with relatively little flat for recovery. Last year's T-B-T sportive was a wash-out but I have ridden it in the dry - the roads are quiet, drivers considerate and makes for excellent cycling - the Ardennes are beautiful cycling country and deceptively hilly - the longer climbs are a few km at a time and can have some really steep sections - 15-20% is not unusual - La Redoute is a killer at 200km.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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