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Getting closer now, just a month until we head to Burgundy. Then down to Morzine for the day 🙂
Looking forward to meeting up with you lads.
How's the plans then guys ?
Who's looking at meeting up on the morning of the 15th ?
Just arrived at the Marmotte d'or in Montriond . We were making good progress so pushed on to make it for last orders today instead of an overnight en route.
Disappointingly the road from Tanninges to the praz de lys Road bridge is still as ropey as ever. They've patched a few strips but some of the apex are going to be hairy for the TDF descent.
We're planning on watching the race on the final descent near the plateau de nyon since we will have kids and no desire to jam ourselves in around the joux plan.
I'm still hopeful of being up for a ride on the 15th. Stitches will have been out of my finger for a week so should be ok to ride.
looking over the balcony on to the road at the Montriond end of the base of the Col de Joux vert climb and there's a constant stream of cyclists setting out to attack it. Great to see, but a little too much rapha for my liking 🙂
I'll be out there until the 20th.. email in profile, however I will be on the downhill bike as the capra is staying in the UK
Don't worry Stoner, i won't be doing Lycra 😉
I may have my Les Gets jersey on from 2014 though 🙂
Weeksy I am still planning on being there, have not booked accomodation yet but plan is to arrive afternoon of 14th, ride on 15th and maybe 16th then move on.
Enjoy the TdF Stoner, remember to post in the stage thread !
Brilliant lads... Can't wait now... i'm just hoping not to get even fatter and slower before i go as a few weekends of not much cycling coming up.
Better news is that the drive over will be nicer too as I bought the comfy Mondeo 🙂
Still need to work out a plan though for what Mrs Weeksy and our boy are going to do while we're out on the trails
i'm just hoping not to get even fatter and slower before i go as a few weekends of not much cycling coming up.
I am a bit worried about holding you all up 😳 I hate doing that so if it looks like that I'll cut out a bit early and head for the lunch stop
The new car is perfect for this sort of trip. Stoner can help I am sure on ideas, drive up to Linderets "goat village" (bit touristy) then drive over for an ice cream and view of Mont Blanc from Joux Plane (top of TdF climb on this Saturday's stage), lunch with us, afternoon at Morzine pool (not sure whether its gets more sun am or pm) ?
I think most of us worry in that context, "will i be quick enough up hill", "will i be holding them up donwnhill", "will i be able to do the trails they do"
But as with most MTB group rides, you find your place in the group quickly, both uphill and down hill, you work out who you want to be behind and who you want to be in front of.
I'd say on average i hold my own both up and down, but when the going gets jumpy and gappy, i'm WAY out of my depth. I'm just a hang on kind of rider instead of a flair riders who flies in the sky.
I'm getting a bit excited about this too, and also need to stake my claim to be the slow one at the back. Please be nice to the bloke in the Hawaiin shirt.
Can someone remind me again, where and when are we meeting?
Todays going to be my fist outing on a bike for 5 weeks after fracturing spine so I'm staking my claim for the back as well
😀
What a comedy group
Frodo's finger
My two broken knees
Your back
After the ride we'll all have been blinded by Ambrose's shirt
It's bit like that joke about whether you have to be able to run faster than a bear, no just faster than your friend
Weeksy the only gaps I'll be hitting are the ones I didn't see - the Les Gets 4x track is laugh though
stereotypical middle aged men with ailments .. done 2 solid hours today and whilst a bit sore should be ok in three weeks . had to have a word with myself however as they have just rebuilt a small jump line in my local spot and without thinking i rode the first two jumps as its on a trail .. then thought what the fluck are you up too and walked away with my head down from all the cool kids !
Torico.
Is just up road from bar Robinson and Rhodos bar. Just down the hill from the square towards church/river.
9ish to 9.30 tops.
Mrs Weeksy ain't feeling it. Women!
Who's taking me to burgundy then if I break my legs?
Plan A - don't break yourself
Plan B - we'll think of something if necessary 🙂
Wheres my comment gone? I'll say again, it appears to be a bit pedally for the DH bike so I'll have to pass
I would expect limited pedalling, mostly marked bike trails and if we do the off-piste after lunch I may well be pushing up the 200m climb anyway.
I'll just rock up and see what's cooking maybe. Im happy to take anyone off and mooch the DH tracks if they're not feeling it. Show them some off piste* etc
Edit * what's left of it.
I'll be in Morzine over the first week in August, not done any proper riding in 9 years so should be interesting!
Added my name to the spread sheet thing 🙂
Ok, so I have somewhat lost track.
To refresh;
I am in Morzine from Saturday 30th July till Saturday 6th August with friends, happy to be social but it is our kids fist time so will be tailoring the days to suit their stamina/confidence etc plus we are planning some other activities, rafting etc.
So from the Saturday 6th August up to and including Tuesday 9th my son (16 and capable) and myself (old and incapable) are very much up for a more out there type xc ride taking in some of the lesser visited spots. I am near incapable of using a GXP file or anything similar so would be very happy if anyone could show us around. We are in a van so can travel to meet up or we have a spare seat if that helps.
The plan is to camp somewhere those few days so any campsite recommendations would be good, we are set up so we could just pull up a set up anywhere but showers are always a godsend.
After that we are going to get over to Pila for a couple of days before I take my lad over to Les Arcs for the afternoon of the 13th as he has a few days with Trail Addiction prior to volunteering on the Trans Savoie.
I am then camping in Bourg St Maurice from 13th to the 20th on my jack so anyone out there then it would be good to meet up for rides/beers etc.
Hopefully some of those dates work for people....
Roll on Friday and fingers crossed for a trouble free ferry crossing!!
Was there last week, found a lovely little trail to avoid the brake bumps starting from going straight over the first switch back on the panoramic trail of chatel. A long, single track path all the way down to the goat village. Highly recommended.
Also if you can get someone to show you col du cu, it makes a great escape from the crowds.
I've swapped my bike from the DH weapon 😉 to a more gentle 180mm Pivot Mach 6 carbon for the day. I think the DH bike would have been too much for me in honesty.
Full face, check
knee armour, check
body armout, check
Snowcard insurance, check.
I think i'm all good.
we are getting drunk at lunchtime to make the afternoon a bit more exciting though yeah 🙂 I'm sure i'll jump more after a few tequilas
😉
@ Mbnut I should be about Bourg st Maurice them dates and will most properly meet your son as I am helping Ali and the team on the Trans-savoie too ( I live in the area).I could possibly ride Morzine as its been a few years since my last ride there and will be racing in Samoens on the 6-7th (mud tyres at the ready).
5 of us will be there from 12 - 19th. 4 being Morzine virgins. I don't mind meeting up on the 15th. My email is in my profile...I don't mind Pedally once I'm at the top and travelling horizontally.
2 weeks!
Bring it on. I'm excited
It's all looking good. Not ridden for obvious reasons but finger improving so may go out in the next day or 2.
The town is feeling good. Post TDF high
I've arrived, going to grab a lift pass tomorrow and do a few shakedown runs on the pleney
My days added to the spreadsheet. Bit sporadic and looking like I'll miss the 15th on current plans... which could change. I'm based in central Morzine for weekends and the back end of the month.
I'm really sorry folks- I might have messed up the spreadsheet. I think I have returned it to its correct state, can you all check please.
Sorry 🙁
See you all soon.
There's a spreadsheet?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14bNgzzPh6Q2MT01QCMbfwU3vhQsHnrG_NsUW7oOd7dE/edit?usp=sharing
Page 1, post 22 I think.
Hey Guys - great thread. I'm out in Les Gets till the 12th & well up for a meet up. Couple of days I can't do due to riding with the kids, kids birthdays & wedding anniversaries etc but otherwise I can be pretty flexible.
I can easily ride over to Morzine on the first lift or meet 1/2 way - whatever...
Anyone around?
I'll be on a bouncy 160mm bike which is more capable than me on the downs and pedals upwards too but is also happy on chair lifts so I'm up for whatever- any break-bump dodging routes would be great. Samoens sounds fab.
Ade
p.s. I have a pass for tomorrow (Thursday) a.m. if anyone is about.
Ok, so a slight change of plan.... no Pila now so in Morzine till 10th/11th before heading to Les Arcs.
Does anyone fancy a more remote/pedally ride at all? We are free from Sunday 7th till Wednesday 10th. I am about to book canyoning and via ferrata so a couple of days will be taken up doing other stuff.
Ade, sorry a bit late for you, having a sorting out morning but shout and i'll keep an eye on this thread.
Ahsf, a spin would be great once i get to Les Arcs, or if you do hang around in Morzine give us a shout.
Stoner, I hope your fingers on the mend... saw your other post and thinking about heading to La Marmotte Bar to enjoy the entertainment this evening, it'd be good to say hello... I will be the sad looking guy in a riding top as I managed to leave my pile of tee shirts neatly folded up on the bed back in the UK... Haven't had a chance to find a reasonably priced shop to grab a couple yet!
Got to say it is good to be in the mountains!!
Mbnut will be in marmotte tonight but afraid the music is now fortnightly not weekly, sorry. Got that wrong.
Look for a bloke with two brats, lovely wife and defective hand. Might be able to do a ride together maybe Sunday, or in the week depending on plans to go to Italy for a few days
Nice one - yeah Sunday or Monday could be do-able.
How about the Samoens descent?
Ade, if my van is back on the road (will know this time tomorrow), you, me and mbnut could meet at pleney / chavannes and lift up to ranfoilly, ride to col du joux plan and down the bourgeoise descent and Mrs Stoner can collect us from Samoens as she would then ride her Road bike back.
Awesome Stoner - sounds great. Will watch this space.
& if mbnut really wants to make it really pedally, he could ride back up the hill too 😉
For a pedally ride we can do my favourite loop:
1000m of lift assistance
600m of pedally climbing
25km
Pleney lift
Les Gets
Chavannes lift
Tour De plateau de loux
Les Gets
Chery bubble lift
Mont Caly
Col d'Encrenaz
Col de la basse
Les Paquis
Les bois noirs
Essert Rommand
But we can save that one for later
Cool... fingers crossed for the van 🙂
Hello
No Marmotte tonight which is a shame, rode down that way earlier to find it but didn't see it, is it near the pizzeria place?
As far as a ride goes we would be very much up for that, there is actually 2 of us so it maybe that I will have to ride back up the hill!! It says it is only 572m of ascent... sounds dreamy on super gravity tyres ;-D
To be honest I am not against the idea of your favourite loop Stoner, sounds a good 'un.
At the moment I have the option of canyoning Sunday morning or Monday afternoon so I will hold off booking till I hear from you...
Hope the beers are flowing well...
La Marmotte d'Or - bar tabac Montriond
https://goo.gl/maps/cpSURfg7Ze92
It's behind the casino shop, has the large terrace to one side
We might well manage 4xbikes on the back, but I've never tried it with grown up sized ones. We can fit inside OK.
Let's wait to see if M Tilley has fixed my clutch master cylinder first!