Bonjour!
It seems like a long time since I last updated. Anyway, this week, Calvin and I will be doing the L'etape Du Tour, and we will be climbing 3 mountain passes, ending on top of Col Du Tourmalet.
So in preparation, we are now staying in Luchon, at Damien's house on top of a hill in the midst of the mountains. His house is big and cosy, a 100 year old house nicely refurbished. To get to his house, it is a 5km climb, with a gradient of 17-18% in the last 500m. How's that? We are afraid to go to the supermarket now as we have to climb up everytime we go down.
Yesterday we rode 200km in 6.5hours from Agen to Luchon, and it was CRAZY. The rain came and Jud and Junrong were shivering. Oh, I forgot to mention that our reinforcements, Junaidi and Junrong, arrived last Monday, and now the 2 men team has upgraded to 4 men, soon 3 men as I will be heading back first.
It's nice to live in the mountainous village side, so peaceful and there's a sense of tranquility. I hope to come here again, maybe for a training camp next year. So till then, wish me luck for Sunday's race! Ciao.
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