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by Stuart Block
Stuart Block
Having worked for 8 years as an economist in the City (Schroders & Citigroup), S
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Thursday, 10 May 2012
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Olympia, Greece to Siena, Italy. 1350km April 23rd - May 4th
My beloved Thandie has done herself proud over the last 9 months, managing to carry me & some 150 stokers 11,000 kilometres through Africa & the Middle East. But the prospect of doing more than 1300km, with over 10,000m of climbing in 10 days on a 30kg steel bike didn’t appeal. This made the decision to dump her for a lighter, younger & better looking model all the easier…
Tags: rob heck, Dallagio Cycle Slam, dallaglioflintoff2012, Stuart Block, beyond ourselves, Beyond the Bike
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by Stuart Block
Stuart Block
Having worked for 8 years as an economist in the City (Schroders & Citigroup), S
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Thursday, 26 January 2012
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Dar to Nairobi; 950km, November 28th - December 10th.
Fun isn’t always fun. So Jim Blyth, a Chamonix mountain guide told me in 2010. During Type 1 fun, you enjoy both doing the activity and reflecting on it. Type 2 isn’t much fun at the time but you enjoy looking back on it. Type 3 is neither. I explained this to my new stokers Rob Heck & Emma Watson Mack as we planned the next stage over a Kili (local beer) in Dar. Our aim was to avoid Type 3 and get close to the real Kili before Rob would have to go back to work…
Tags: olympic cycling, Africa Cycling, emma watson mack, rob heck, beyond ourselves, Stuart Block, Beyond the Bike
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