Coffee Stop

It all happens at the "Coffee Stop"! What's being discussed on the coffee stops, in the build up to the 2013 Alpine Challenge? If you have any news, rumour or otherwise - please use the contact form to let us know

Two novelists, both cyclists, but there was only ever one winner

Monday 16th July 2012

Novelist Chris Cleave's account of racing with the legend Stephen Roche at The L2P 2012 in today's Evening Standard

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10 Top Memories from The L2P 2012

Friday 13th July 2012

Phil Jones from Team Skoda shares his 'best bits' from The London-Paris 2012

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L2P 2012 Group 1 Ride Captain Report

Wednesday 11th July 2012

With bikes leaning over at 45 degrees into the cross wind and torrential rain, by the time the 20km race section got underway it was every man for himself.

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L2P 2012 Group 2 Ride Captain Report

Wednesday 11th July 2012

As Eddy paced us towards our pre lunch GC section, those up for some competition jostled for position at the head of the group ready to spill some beans.

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L2P 2012 Group 6 Ride Captain Report

Tuesday 10th July 2012

G6 riders took their place in the parade into Paris and the efforts of the 3 days were rewarded with a very special tour of this great city with a very special group of people.

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L2P 2012 Group 7 Ride Captain Report

Tuesday 10th July 2012

Every fibre of every person was directed to those timing targets, and we smashed them, and then smashed them again. We rode the 'hill climb' section and smashed that too.

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The L2P 2012 Group 3 Ride Captain Report

Wednesday 4th July 2012

"Cycling is like wrestling a Gorilla, don't stop when you get tired, stop when the Gorilla gets tired" ... the wind was our Gorilla

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The L2P 2012 Group 5 Ride Captain Report

Wednesday 4th July 2012

The view from the back was very pleasing - two perfect rows of cyclists with everyone nicely holding the wheel in front. Given the lack of group riding experience in the bunch when we left Imber Court, this was very impressive.

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TheTriTouch feedback on The London-Paris 2012

Monday 2nd July 2012

What were you up to last weekend? We sent a team of eight therapists to work with 450 riders at our favourite partner event: The London-Paris. This event keeps getting better and better.

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RC Juliette Clark's moving account of riding with Group 7

Wednesday 27th June 2012

2012 was always going to be a special edition of The London-Paris, but for me it had an additional and far more personal meaning, it was a journey that I was to undertake with a group of outstanding people.

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