Eleven days, 780 km, two seas — and a week that is won or lost on how you ride the back-to-back hardest and longest stages buried in the middle of it.
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Read the post →Everything that turns a week of hard riding from a survival exercise into the best holiday you've had — fitness, bike, kit, logistics and a realistic countdown.
Read the post →How to build the endurance for mountain passes, long valley crossings, and the unexpected — so you're strong on day eight, not just day one.
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