August 2011 - Wicklow, Sligo, Donegal, Giant's Causeway - Ireland |
Wicklow Mountains
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Wicklow Mountains
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Sally Gap - Co Wicklow
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Loch Tay - Co Wicklow
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Loch Tay - Co Wicklow
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Loch Tay - Co Wicklow
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Moran's Pub - Ballintougher, Co Sligo - The best pint of Guinnes in Ireland (or the world for that matter!)
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Moran's - Ballintougher - Co Sligo
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July 2011 - L'Etape du Tour - French and Italian Alps |
Team RadioShack in the Tour de France TTT
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Cancellara leading the Schlecks and Team Leopard Trek
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Leopard Trek in the TTT
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Col d'Izoard
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Col d'Izoard
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Checking out the scenery...
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Collada della Scala
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La Scala / L'Echelle
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May 2011 - Costa Blanca - Spain |
OYB along the strip in Benidorm
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In the hills at La Nucia
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La Nucia
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Costa Blanca at Albir
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Playa de Albir
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The climb to Guardalest
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The OYB group staying together at the start of the climb
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Guardalest
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March 2011 - Costa Blanca - Spain |
Playa de Albir
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Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Collada de Rates
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Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Team OYB at the races - 2011 |
Dunboyne - Paddy's Day A4 Race
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Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race
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Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race
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Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race
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Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race
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Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race - Show me the money! (6th Place)
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Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A4 race
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Balbriggan - Jazzer Wherity Memorial
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March 2011 - Donegal and Giant's Causeway |
Glencar Lake
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Coolmore Beach
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Rossnowlagh Beach
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Donegal
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Donegal
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Lough Finn
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Gaeltacht - Irish Speaking Region
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Carra Gap
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January 2011 - Etape Scouting Trip - French & Italian Alps |
Serre-Chevalier
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View from L'Eychauda
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View back down the Serre-Chevalier Valley
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Turn-off for the Col du Galibier - if you can find it ...
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Vauban's fortress above Briancon
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Sestriere - ski-racing hotspot in the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Galibier in the snow
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Paul on the Galibier road - so cold!!!
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July 2010 - L'Etape du Tour - French Pyrenees |
Bren at the top of the Aspin
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Patrick & Bren atop the Aspin
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The Columbians arrive
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Team Eurocycles prepare for the Aspin descent
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On the slopes of the Peyresourde
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Conor & Hugh knuckle down on the Peyresourde
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Cue the Rolling Stones ...
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Peyresourde Panorama
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June 2010 - West Cork & Kerry - Ireland |
Paul climbing the Healy Pass
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View into the Kingdom
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View out to the Skelligs
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Steep rise to Ballinskelligs
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Gap of Dunloe
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Cycling back to the mainland
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Patrick at Skelligs viewpoint
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On the high seas to Valentia!
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May 2010 - French Pyrenees |
Ready to set out in an unfortunate light drizzle
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Lesponne
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Col Couret
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Col Couret
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One of the most beautiful valleys of the Pyrenees
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Sun in the valley
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Clouds at the top of Hautacam
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Hautacam, just like we last saw it in 2008
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March 2010 - Cape Argus - South Africa |
Stellenbosch winelands
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Paul at Knorhoek
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Chumming the waters off Gansbaai
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OYB's first of many Great White encounters of the day
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Up close and personal
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Lance Armstrong out training with some of the locals
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Betty's Bay Jackass Penguin colony
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The Betty's Bay locals
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January 2010 - French Pyrenees |
Paul standing where the Toumalet's cycling statue will be returned come July
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L'Etape's finish line at the Col du Tourmalet
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The Tourmalet's cafe - One of cycling's greatest landmarks at 2115 meters
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Patrick and Paul at the finish line, ready for L'Etape
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Patrick in a snowdrift on the Tourmalet
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Paul on the Col du Tourmalet - 2115 meters
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The Lesponne Valley
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Traditional Pyrenean barn
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August 2009 - Cycle Challenge West - Westport, Co Mayo - Ireland |
Sign On at Westport House
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Nearly Ready
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Our Brave CCW Participants
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The Motorcycle Marshals
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And They're Off!
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CCW En Route
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Follow the Arrows
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Over the Partry Mountains
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July 2009 - L'Etape du Tour - Mont Ventoux and Provence - France |
Col de L'Homme Mort
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Col de L'Homme Mort
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Famous Provencal Lavender
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Col d'Ey - Lunch Stop
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Montbrun-les-Bains
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The Climb to Chateauneuf
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Col d'Ey
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OYB Amongst the Vines
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June 2009 - Corsica |
Golfe de Galeria
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The fabled D81b
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St. Antonino
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L'Ile Rousse
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Punta Cataraghiu
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L'Ile-Rousse
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Speloncato
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Col de Vizzavona
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May 2009 - L'Alpe d'Huez - French Alps |
L'Alpe d'Huez
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Alpe d'Huez
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Col de La Morte
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Auris Balcony
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Alpe d'Huez
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Villard-Reculas
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OYB Headquarters in Allemont
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Villard-Reculas
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April 2009 - Mt. Ventoux and Provence - France |
Mark on the Etape route between Nyons and Col d'Ey
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Col d'Ey
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The view from Col d'Ey
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First glimpse of the Ventoux on the descent from Col d'Ey
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This will have to wait...
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End of the line - Mt Serein - Ventoux
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Spring skiing on the Ventoux
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Patrick in the Gigondas vinyards
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February 2009 - Spanish and French Pyrenees |
Pyrenean Romanesque apses preserved in MNAC - Barcelona - SP
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Canfranc Estacion - Col du Somport - future luxury hotel in the old train station - SP
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Col du Somport - unused boarded control - SP
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Col du Somport - Spanish plow - SP
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Col du Somport - on the boarder - FR
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Col du Somport - Espana! - FR
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Col de Marie-Blanque - closed for the winter - FR
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Still cycling the Aubisque in February! - FR
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January 2009 - Mt. Ventoux and Provence - France |
Our pre-Etape breakfast will be here
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Our Etape hotel in the snow
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Vaison in the snow
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Vaison's castle above the old city
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The Roman ruins of Vaison-la Romaine
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The Dentelles de Montmirail
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Col de la Chaine
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La cave de Gigondas
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OYB ARCHIVE - July 2006 - L'Alpe d'Huez |
The Dutch corner getting warmed up
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Patrick on L'Alpe d'Huez
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Austrians getting warmed up at 1km to go
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3 km to go
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