Leisure Reports
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- Written by Eugène SKIL
I had first heard of the Seashell Trust Sportive in 2016. The idea was to tie it in with a visit to my mate Rory in Manchester. It all came together for 2019 for what turned out to be an epic 170km in the Peak District!
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- Written by David FitzGerald
"If you want to get a sense of one of European cycling’s finest races, of the real challenges that made cycling great, of what separates it from other sports, of what it truly means to ensure pain and suffering in the name of sport, you should watch the professionals do battle through the highways and byways of the Flandrian countryside...... It’s not an homage to the principals or principles of overbearing commercial teams. It’s a test of individual racing skills, of courage, of strength, of absolute heroism, of blind optimism, of faith, hope and doggedness." Dave Fitz took on the legend that is The Tour of Flanders last Spring, read all about it here...
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- Written by Luke GJ Potter
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves" - Confucius (kinda, but not really)
After the L’Etape du Tour, the remaining twenty-two Orwellians depart Moutier for Briançon, and try to get on TV when they were watching the Tour on the Galibier.
After not completing the Etape, Luke GJ Potter details his redemption arc, as he continues to seek the title of “Tropical Weather Ginger”.
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- Written by Sinead Kennedy
The “Wolftrap Slieve Bloom Extreme Challenge” does exactly what it says on the tin! Which is great because it’s not false advertising. On the other hand it kinda fools stupid people like me to think- “how extreme can it really be?!”
Read on for Sinead's account of what seems to be a date for the diary next year....
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- Written by Luke GJ Potter
“To me, a fight is not a fight until there’s resistance. Until there’s something to overcome.” - Teddy Atlas
A band of twenty-five Orwellians decended (and ascended) on the Alps for L’Etape du Tour and a Raid. Luke GJ Potter recounts his adventures amid the heat wave, to discover if he is a “Tropical Weather Ginger”.
