On Sunday I made the 2 hour trip from our base in Bourg d’Oisans into the heart of the Vercors just outside of Grenoble to compete in the 100km version of the Trans Vercors MTB challenge and with 3000 metres of climbing I knew it was going to be a challenge.
The event is part of my build up to the Cape to Cape Perth Australia in October. Part of my training has seen me clock up 1250 km in August including the Les 2 Alpes Road Granfondo plus 3 down hill lift assited sessions as well as numerous mountain bike cross country sessiond
The event was superbly organised and gave me a chance to try out equipment setup and test myself physically. I came away from the event after 7.5 hours in the saddle realising that I need to work more on technical descents, work on upper body strength and be able to do a little running with the bike.
Next up is the Roc D’azure MTB marathon in October.
PROMPT CYCLE CULTURE 
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