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Bike Rebel Without a Cause

Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist

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  • The Bike Rebel
    • Origin
    • The Ultimate Rebel
    • Alpe d’HuZes
    • Knight of Sufferlandria
  • Cycling the Alps
    • Overview
    • Grand Tours
      • Giro d’Italia
      • Tour de France
      • Tour de Suisse
    • The Col Informer
      • All
      • Italian Alps
        • Dolomites
        • Trentino
        • Alto Adige
        • Veneto
        • Sondrio
      • French Alps
        • Isère
          • Grésivaudan Valley
        • Savoie
          • Grésivaudan Valley
          • Maurienne Valley
          • Tarentaise Valley
          • Beaufortain Valley
        • Haute-Savoie
      • Swiss Alps
    • The Col Collector
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    • Mallorca 2015
    • Berchtesgaden 2017
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Bike Rebel Without a Cause
Bike Rebel Without a Cause

Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist

Tour de France 2026 – Meet the Pros

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As in 2026's Tour we will be in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne when the pros are passing, I'm planning on having another glimpse at them.

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Almost the end

Almost the end

After receiving a copyright claim from ANP over a Giro d’Italia photo, I reflect on licensing issues, blogging risks, and keeping my site alive.

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Announcing the Tour de France 2026

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Another Tour de France in the making - in 2026, we'll have our base camp in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne again

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Giro d’Italia 2025 – Recap

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Final post on my Giro d’Italia 2025, with the stats and a reflection on how these "grand tours" seem to be less and less within my capabilities.

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Giro d’Italia 2025 – Stage 13

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I reflect on my final Giro d'Italia days, not wanting to waste one, but increasingly battling fatigue and age.

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Giro d’Italia 2025 – Stage 12

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Running on fumes, I climbed Passo del Vivione, the last on my “100 Greatest” and like most others, not easy.

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