Author Archives: chamonixbikeblog

An object in motion remains in motion unless…

Posted on 26th April 2017
If you look hard enough in the trees, somewhere 15 mins from the centre of Chamonix, you too can find the BC porthole.
Spring. New shoots, new growth and new trail building in Chamonix.
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Turning over

Posted on 2nd April 2017
Not 100% yet, but it's good to be back.
2017 alpine bike season is on us, when do the lifts open?
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Moving pictures

Posted on 19th December 2016
Shooting some moving pictures and enjoying the prime December riding conditions in Chamonix.
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Post truth biking

Posted on 12th November 2016
The Plan and a plan.
If US president elect went to Chamonix, rode one of its best trails, then talked about it.... (and a load of golden hour pictures)
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101 things that could have gone better

Posted on 5th October 2016
Why is it always the elbow?
Injuries. The grey cloud inside mountain biking's silver lining.
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It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine): Lift (not) closings

Posted on 12th September 2016
Brevent's most photogenic corner.
Desperately trying to avoid getting to the top of the hill under our own power.
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Gone surfing: La Clusaz

Posted on 5th September 2016
Spence is pretty hand on bikes AND skis, so nowt for him to worry about in La Clusaz.
Skiing on dust with bikes. A wee trip over to La Clusaz for the last day of it's summer season.
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Enduro des Belleville

Posted on 16th August 2016
Nina on stage 3. Have I mentioned it was a really good stage?
Enduro des Belleville 2016, the best enduro race in the world? Mibbies.
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Yeah, but what’s the best descent in Chamonix……

Posted on 3rd August 2016
Picture this: Another one of Chamonix's top trails, it just didn't make the cut though...
What are ten of the best mountain bike descents in Chamonix? Well it might be these....
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La Thuile EWS, Veni Vidi Perdidi*

Posted on 21st July 2016
Ciao La Thuile, see you soon.

Amongst the many, many things that annoy me (unnessecary repetition, spelling necessary, etc) is the phrase “have a good time all the time”. The idea that you can have only the good and positive with none of the bad. The yin without the yang, the single market without free movement of people…. Life needs a balance to work.

Hence the crackingness of the La Thuile race weekend; the courses, the weather, the friends, the kicking about in the pits in the sun…. all had to be balanced out by a negative, which in my case was arm pump.

I thought … [Read full post]

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