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by Marvin Faure
Dec 10, 2019
Book Review: Endure, by Alex Hutchinson
Endure – Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Endurance, by Alex Hutchinson Reviewed by Marvin Faure I...
by Marvin Faure
Nov 28, 2019
Riding Through the Pain Barrier
“The race is won by the rider who can suffer the most” – Eddy Merckx “Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional” - Haruki ...
by Marvin Faure
Oct 15, 2019
Sometimes you have to break the rules
I changed age category this year, so throughout the season I was keen to make the most of being one of the youngest. The Haute Rout...
by Marvin Faure
Sep 23, 2019
Pain & Pleasure, Triumph & Disappointment at the Haute Route Pyrenees
Continuing in our occasional series on pacing at some of Europe’s biggest GranFondo events, this post recounts how I achieved my ...
by Marvin Faure
Sep 3, 2019
Lessons Learned from the Marmotte
I have now ridden the Marmotte three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2019. The oldest sportive in the French amateur calendar, the Marmotte...
by Marvin Faure
Jul 17, 2019
The Marmotte GranFondo Pyrenees
The Marmotte GranFondo Pyrenees challenges its elder brother in the Alps for the title of the toughest one-day sportive. At 16...