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November 2012 - Nice to Annecy - Scouting


Snow - North of Gap

Valbonnais - No chance of getting any higher this time

Lac d'Annecy - Talloires

Our hotel in Talloire - Right on the biggest pool you can image

Lac d'Annecy - View from the hotel

Lac d'Annecy - Talloires

Talloire -Water ferry and taxi stop

Annecy - The canals at night
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July 2012 - L'Etape du Tour - French Alps


View from summit of Col du Galibier


Patrick and Peter climb Col du Galibier

Shane summits the Galibier

Patrick and Art

Valloire

Lunch-stop in Valloire

Giles catches his breath
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February 2012 - Etape du Tour Scouting Trip French Alps


The Town is looking forward to the Tour

The bell tower in St Jean de Maurienne beside the Hotel de Ville where we will roll from

The Maurienne Valley

Decent snowfall this year

2011 Etapers will recall this landmark - week ride #1

The road from Valloire makes its way up the Col du Galibier - week ride #1

An autumnal feel in spring-time up to Montgellafrey - week ride #3

And it keeps going like this - Montgellafrey week ride #3
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August 2011 - Wicklow, Sligo, Donegal, Giant's Causeway - Ireland


Wicklow Mountains

Wicklow Mountains

Sally Gap - Co Wicklow

Loch Tay - Co Wicklow

Loch Tay - Co Wicklow

Loch Tay - Co Wicklow

Moran's Pub - Ballintougher, Co Sligo - The best pint of Guinness in Ireland (or the world for that matter!)

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

Cancellara leading the Schlecks and Team Leopard Trek

Leopard Trek in the TTT

Col d'Izoard

Col d'Izoard

Checking out the scenery...

Collada della Scala

La Scala / L'Echelle
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May 2011 - Costa Blanca - Spain


OYB along the strip in Benidorm

In the hills at La Nucia

La Nucia

Costa Blanca at Albir

Playa de Albir

The climb to Guardalest

The OYB group staying together at the start of the climb

Guardalest
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March 2011 - Costa Blanca - Spain


Playa de Albir

Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca

Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca

Collada de Rates

Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca

Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca

Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca

Alta Marina Mountains - Costa Blanca
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Team OYB at the races - 2011


Dunboyne - Paddy's Day A4 Race

Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race

Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race

Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race

Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race

Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A1/A2 race - Show me the money! (6th Place)

Batterstown - Stagg/Lucan GP A4 race

Balbriggan - Jazzer Wherity Memorial
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March 2011 - Donegal and Giant's Causeway


Glencar Lake

Coolmore Beach

Rossnowlagh Beach

Donegal

Donegal

Lough Finn

Gaeltacht - Irish Speaking Region

Carra Gap
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January 2011 - Etape Scouting Trip - French & Italian Alps


Serre-Chevalier

View from L'Eychauda

View back down the Serre-Chevalier Valley

Turn-off for the Col du Galibier - if you can find it ...

Vauban's fortress above Briancon

Sestriere - ski-racing hotspot in the 2006 Winter Olympics

Galibier in the snow

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

Patrick & Bren atop the Aspin

The Columbians arrive

Team Eurocycles prepare for the Aspin descent

On the slopes of the Peyresourde

Conor & Hugh knuckle down on the Peyresourde

Cue the Rolling Stones ...

Peyresourde Panorama
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June 2010 - West Cork & Kerry - Ireland


Paul climbing the Healy Pass

View into the Kingdom

View out to the Skelligs

Steep rise to Ballinskelligs

Gap of Dunloe

Cycling back to the mainland

Patrick at Skelligs viewpoint

On the high seas to Valentia!
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May 2010 - French Pyrenees


Ready to set out in an unfortunate light drizzle

Lesponne

Col Couret

Col Couret

One of the most beautiful valleys of the Pyrenees

Sun in the valley

Clouds at the top of Hautacam

Hautacam, just like we last saw it in 2008
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March 2010 - Cape Argus - South Africa


Stellenbosch winelands

Paul at Knorhoek

Chumming the waters off Gansbaai

OYB's first of many Great White encounters of the day

Up close and personal

Lance Armstrong out training with some of the locals

Betty's Bay Jackass Penguin colony

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

L'Etape's finish line at the Col du Tourmalet

The Tourmalet's cafe - One of cycling's greatest landmarks at 2115 meters

Patrick and Paul at the finish line, ready for L'Etape

Patrick in a snowdrift on the Tourmalet

Paul on the Col du Tourmalet - 2115 meters

The Lesponne Valley

Traditional Pyrenean barn
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August 2009 - Cycle Challenge West - Westport, Co Mayo - Ireland


Sign On at Westport House

Nearly Ready

Our Brave CCW Participants

The Motorcycle Marshals

And They're Off!

CCW En Route

Follow the Arrows

Over the Partry Mountains
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July 2009 - L'Etape du Tour - Mont Ventoux and Provence - France


Col de L'Homme Mort

Col de L'Homme Mort

Famous Provencal Lavender

Col d'Ey - Lunch Stop

Montbrun-les-Bains

The Climb to Chateauneuf

Col d'Ey

OYB Amongst the Vines
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June 2009 - Corsica


Golfe de Galeria

The fabled D81b

St. Antonino

L'Ile Rousse

Punta Cataraghiu

L'Ile-Rousse

Speloncato

Col de Vizzavona
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May 2009 - L'Alpe d'Huez - French Alps


L'Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez

Col de La Morte

Auris Balcony

Alpe d'Huez

Villard-Reculas

OYB Headquarters in Allemont

Villard-Reculas
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April 2009 - Mt. Ventoux and Provence - France


Mark on the Etape route between Nyons and Col d'Ey

Col d'Ey

The view from Col d'Ey

First glimpse of the Ventoux on the descent from Col d'Ey

This will have to wait...

End of the line - Mt Serein - Ventoux

Spring skiing on the Ventoux

Patrick in the Gigondas vinyards
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February 2009 - Spanish and French Pyrenees


Pyrenean Romanesque apses preserved in MNAC - Barcelona - SP

Canfranc Estacion - Col du Somport - future luxury hotel in the old train station - SP

Col du Somport - unused boarded control - SP

Col du Somport - Spanish plow - SP

Col du Somport - on the boarder - FR

Col du Somport - Espana! - FR

Col de Marie-Blanque - closed for the winter - FR

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

Our Etape hotel in the snow

Vaison in the snow

Vaison's castle above the old city

The Roman ruins of Vaison-la Romaine

The Dentelles de Montmirail

Col de la Chaine

La cave de Gigondas
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OYB ARCHIVE - July 2006 - L'Alpe d'Huez


The Dutch corner getting warmed up

Patrick on L'Alpe d'Huez

Austrians getting warmed up at 1km to go

3 km to go

The caravan comes through

Honchar still in the hunt for yellow

Floyd Landis in happier times

Crowds line the entrance to ADH station
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OYB ARCHIVE - June 2006 - Mt Ventoux


First view of the summit

Patrick on the Ventoux

The 'easier' part on the climb

Nothing but moonrock

This is where Tom Simpson fell

The Tom Simpson memorial

It looks closer than it is

The road just climbed from Bedoin
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September 2008 - French Alps


L'Alpe d'Huez - This is where it all starts

L'Alpe d'Huez - All uphill from here

L'Alpe d'Huez - The classic ascent

L'Alpe d'Huez - The Dutch corner

L'Alpe d'Huez - Huez Village

L'Alpe d'Huez - The ascent less travelled

Le Bourg d'Oisans

Auris - High above Le Bourg
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September 2008 - Spanish and French Pyrenees


Cadaques (SP) - Starting point on the Med

La Selva de Mar (SP) - Last view of the Med

Luchon (FR) - Mountains at dawn

Col de Peyresourde (FR) - The last 3 km of the climb

Col de Peyresourde (FR) - From the top

Col d'Aspin (FR)

Col du Tourmalet (FR) - Pic du Midi and observatory

Col du Tourmalet (FR) - Nearing La Mongie
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July 2008 - L'Etape du Tour - French Pyrenees


Day 1 - Argeles - Gazost

Day 1 - Argeles

Day 1 - Ardiden

Day 1 - Luz Ardiden

Day 1 - Hautacam recce

Day 2 - Col de Soulor

Day 2 - Soulor

Day 2 - Aubisque 1
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May 2008 - French Pyrenees


Aubisque from the Soulor

Aubisque Avalanche

Col d'Aubisque

Col d'Aubisque

Col de Soulor

Col de Soulor

Col de Soulor

Col de Borderes
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December 2007 - French Pyrenees


Col de Soulor

Col d'Aubisque seen from the Col de Soulor

Etape finish line at Hautacam

The road to the Tourmalet is the one on the right behind the net and is also visible above the ski area

Pont D'Espagne

Col de Couraduque

Col de Tramasel at Hautacam

Argeles - Gazost at night
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