Etape 2009

The route is announced on Wednesday - rumour has it that it will be Alpe du' Huez.
Meanwhile, in today's Indy, Simon O'Hagan (an Etape veteran), rightly rounds upon the two royal princes for their current motorbiking escapade in South Africa.
It's worth reading, please link it and discuss if you will...

alpe du huez would be a right laugh, whats the level of the riding on on etape?

You don't make the timing limits along the way, they pull you off...
(which is nice)

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/simon-ohagan-next-time-lads-forget-the-engines-966943.html

If it's Alpe du'huez I'm tempted.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/simon-ohagan-next-time-lads-forget-the-engines-966943.html

Great article!

I might do it.. I wasn't planning on any shit like that until 2010 but.. well.. I might not make 2010 so who the hell knows. Maybe i should get it over and done with?

where do i sign up?

who you doing it with, claus?

No chance for next year Fatboy...

... with all you guys hanging around here at the moment

I might not make 2010 so who the hell knows.

Cancer?

thats what they said for '08 cos it was suppose to be easy. didnt sell out in the end.

although if they're doin the alps this time, will fill up quick. oh well, gran fondo anyone?

Pisces

No chance for next year Fatboy...

Sold out already? No way.

Hmm.. what about the package companies that buy from the organisers?

Pisces

that's funny, for both reasons

I hope to live to see a day when Platini doesn't ask someone to post a link to something he's read in the Independent. Just a crazy dream, I know. (insert smiley winky I am only having as laugh face etc)

Fuck off Will. I've got the hard copy in front of me. It's just that I thought others might be interested. You try cut and paste from an iPhone.

But I added a winky face. I'm upset now...

Let's do it! No brakes, motherfucker!

But I added a winky face. I'm upset now...

Will

Keep and use this

But I added a winky face. I'm upset now...

you did. you are well within your rights, you covered yourself properly.

Fuck off Will. I've got the hard copy in front of me. It's just that I thought others might be interested. You try cut and paste from an iPhone.

Get a real computer slash phone you bloody trendsetter!

I thought you added a whisky face, which I thought was quite appropriate. But maybe the whisky got me first...

i want to do one of those insane climb things next year. i'll have the cervelo built by then and am curious as to how hard these climbs are and if i can HTFU enough.

You ya skinny fucker should float over those..