Managed to make it to Nice in one piece and here is the photo to prove it. Very tough challenge, but very pleased to have succeeded. Big thank you to all those who supported me.

Well I've really gone and done it this time! As before, this challenge is tougher than its predecessor, in this case by some considerable margin. According to the organisers, the Haute Route is the highest and toughest cyclosportive in the world, where 600 fellow fools cycle from Geneva to Nice in 7 days. The route covers a distance of 866km with 21,000 m of vertical ascent (that's about 2.5 times the high of Mt Everest from sea level, in case you're wondering). Oh, and by the way there is a very ambitious (for me) time limit on each stage to make sure you're not dawdling. Once again, my ambition is to finish within each of the 7 time limits, complete the course safely and very importantly, not get off the bike on any of the climbs. What could be more simple?

If you are interested, click here for more details on the route:

http://www.hauteroutealps.org/en/race/course-overview

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