Welcome,

In the summer of 2008, I started my blogging experience. I wrote about the Epic Summer, my trip to the Tour de France. It was, for sure, a bucket list item for me. I liked blogging well enough that I thought I'd continue to blog about my cycling experiences. It will be an infrequently updated blog, but I hope the updates will be interesting. If nothing else, the exercise should prove useful to improving my rather weak writing and communication skills. Thanks for checking in and I hope you enjoy.

Take care,
Jim Dennedy

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Epic Summer 2008

I initially created this weblog to chronicle my Epic Summer of 2008. For years I imagined what it would be like to ride (let alone race) the Tour de France. Well, 2008 was the year. Upon the recommendation of a friend, I registered with http://www.bikestyletours.com. I left the States on 10 Jul 08, arrives in Paris on the 11th. On the 11th we did a short ride around Paris and then head to the Pyrenes for the first real day of riding and climbing. Please review the archives of 2008 to read what was, for me, an off the chart experience. And, oh yeah, I'll be going back.
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