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Women's 100: Timber Road

By Heidi Swift • 11th June 2013 • Posted in Women

In 2008 I rode 70 miles with a group of very fast men. I did not consider myself much of a cyclist and I had never ridden that far before. We climbed a long hill called Timber Road. By the time we hit mile 60 the wheels had come off my proverbial wagon. A team of three was sent back to rescue me and I sat in that generous paceline watching my heartrate max out while we pedaled 14mph into a block headwind. I arrived at the finish red-faced and drooling, with a large glob of chocolate Gu smeared across my face.

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Hidden Europe

By Kieran Riley • 7th June 2013 • Posted in Rapha Continental

Last summer saw the first exploit of the European Rapha Continental, with a visit to Bohemia in the Czech Republic finishing atop the magical Ještěd mountain. Tired from the day before, but determined to make the most of the weekend in unknown lands, the next day saw us head even further east into Poland.

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Doppio: Issue 12

By Joe Hall • 4th June 2013 • Posted in Doppio

The Doppio is Rapha's weekly double-shot of road racing reportage. A two-faced publication of the week's action and what's up the road, every Wednesday we review and preview the week's biggest races and fill you in on the details in between. Available in all Cycle Clubs – San Francisco, London and Osaka – we'll also be offering the Doppio as a downloadable document on the site each week, absolutely free.

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The Road To Paris part 2

By Ross Muir • 3rd June 2013 • Posted in Bordeaux-Paris

The route is divided into seven sectors. The first and last sectors will be ridden by your complete team, whilst the remaining five sectors can be ridden as a relay; the choice of formation is completely at your discretion, as long as at least two members of your team are on the road at any one time. Changeovers will take place at the 'contrôles' at the end of each sector. Over the coming months we’ll look at each sector in detail allowing you to start to devise your ideal strategy.

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  • RT @mike_cuming: good luck to the fellas @Porterelliott @willstephenson and @edlaverack in the U23 TT today... raphacondor 20th June 9:47am
  • Last week was a great one for Rapha Condor JLT, all the action and images now up on the team site: http://t.co/ftBejPnnCJ raphacondor 18th June 8:18am
  • RT @alainrumpf: Well done @mike_cuming and @raphacondorjlt winner of #TdK2013 under the scrutiny of latest drone… http://t.co/gv81uP9mHP raphacondor 17th June 2:11pm
  • In their attempt to cross the US in 24 days, @michaeltabtabai & Andrew Hudon will ‘Leave It On The Road’. → http://t.co/Per6QsCAtt rapharacing 16th June 8:58pm
  • We are delighted to announce the opening of a one-month, pop-up @RaphaCycleClub in Tokyo this summer from 22/6–21/7 → http://t.co/Jrc0EKZ9ky rapharacing 16th June 8:34pm
 

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