The entry for the Tour du Mont Blanc is in.  So Cath has stepped up her secret training for the day-ride of 330kms and 8000m of climbing.  This shot snapped just outside her home training ground on a wee hill, much shorter than an alpine pass, but steep nonetheless.

Readers will also recall Cath’s recent winning ways in Bourgonge (below), which have now been picked up on a French site:  http://www.velo101.com/cyclosport/article/compterendu-de-la-claudio-chiappucci–3195