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Saturday, 10 September 2011

Today's ride in them welsh hills

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Le Patron relaxes with a well earned brew after safely sheperding the two yellow cardigans back to base.

Cooked!

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Coppi

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Flying high on a heady cocktail of painkillers and barbiturates, The Pharmacist flashes his winning Italian smile on Milltir Cerrig. Ciao!

Lantern - Cwn Hirnant July 2012

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The relief is etched on the face of Britain's oldest paper boy as he delivers the last Western Mail of the day in Cwm Hirnant

Lammie - Cwm Hirnant July 2012

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Lammie conquers Cwm Hirnant on a 42x21 (or something like that).

Chris, Robbo and Ron - Col Du Galibier 14/06/12

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Cwm Hirnant 26/05/12

Cwm Hirnant 26/05/12
"Climb, what climb" asks young pup Gareth, loving his new 27 sprocket

Cwm Hirnant 26/05/12

Cwm Hirnant 26/05/12
Beauty (Cwm Hirnant that is) and The Beast

Cwn Hirnant 26/05/12

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Le Patron's big diesel engine just keeps going and going

Bwlch Y Groes and Millitr Cerrig April 2012

Bwlch Y Groes and Millitr Cerrig April 2012
Heavyweights trying to defy gravity

Ron crests the Bwlch Y Groes

Ron crests the Bwlch Y Groes

Bri easily won the best grimace of the day competition

Bri easily won the best grimace of the day competition
Bwlch Y Groes April 2012

Bri looking more comfy on the Millitr Cerrig

Bri looking more comfy on the Millitr Cerrig

Robbo and Chris grovel up the Bwlch

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Winter run 14th January 2012 (photo by Ronnie)

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Duw it's flippin cold!

Flying dead Italian falls foul of random testing

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Chrissy insists on a urine test as Coppi crests the climb of Elan valley ahead of Vino

Elan valley - July 2011

Elan valley - July 2011
Robbo, Vino, Craig, Patron and Ronnie at the top of the Elan valley climb

Elan Valley July 2011

Elan Valley July 2011
Patron, Robbo, Craig, Vino, Chrissy, Lantern, Ronnie and Coppi - photo by Mike

9th April 2011

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Patron and Chrissy on the Milltir Cerrig

9th April 2011

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Patron and Chrissy

9th April 2011

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Ronnie climbing comfortably

Almost there!

Almost there!
Big Al and Ron on the final steep section of Cwm Hirnant

Missing since August 2009!

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Have you seen this lanterne?

The three amigos

The three amigos
First big climb of the day - Milltir Gerrig

Round the bend

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Mark on the descent from La Berarde

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Robbo en route to the Col De Sarenne

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