Haute Route Dolomites Stage 5

This is the day that my legs decided to show up. It’s typically the time where riders start to feel tired, but after 11 other stages, my legs were starting to feel strong. Leaving Bormio was sad, but I’ll be back. Maybe I won’t cycle on my return. It maybe that I ski. I’ll definitely […]

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Haute Route Dolomites Stage 4

Haute Route Dolomites Stage 4. The Individual Time Trial (ITT) A much better day! Today was the first day that I actually started to feel human. With 10 stages already in the legs, I started to ride into some fitness. I started stage 4 early in the bunch. We were setting off with 20 second […]

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Haute Route Dolomites Stage 3

Haute Route Dolomites Stage 3 Well, if I thought that Haute Route Dolomites stage 2 was the worst, and hardest, stage I’d ridden, then I was delusional. Stage 3 was as tough as it gets. On paper, and at the briefing, if didn’t seem difficult. Things were not as they appeared. After a long day […]

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