Fifty year old bloke rides the 2010 TDF

Toks

A great blog about a non racing amateur riding each stage a few days ahead of the pros. He did the prologue stage in 33mins, only twenty something minutes behind the pros

http://pedalbiker.blogspot.com/

jgsi

I'm confused.. I still not understand blogs and whatever theyare all about - just about synched up with forums...

but this guy did 7 miles in 36 minutes and he professes to be a coach, with a specialism in power?
I dont get it.
Sorry if I got this all about face.
( Sour grapes I suppose, I just wish I was able to p off for weeks doing me own thing)

amaferanga

I think he's riding very conservatively. I know Quentin and he can ride pretty quickly when he wants to.

Toks

JGSI wrote:

I'm confused.. I still not understand blogs and whatever theyare all about - just about synched up with forums...

but this guy did 7 miles in 36 minutes and he professes to be a coach, with a

er...to be fair he had to ride on the opposite side of the road with normal traffic conditions and all that entails. Also he's definitiley not riding it competitively

ex-pat scot

Sorry - I read the title and thought that Malcolm Elliott had a late call-up.

He's more than capable of mixing it throughout the whole tour.