If anyone’s going to be in town for Ironman Nice, here is the contact information for an excellent English-speaking masseur. His name’s Rich Huggins and he’s the only decent sports masseur I’ve met in the region in four years. Rich works with pro cyclists Axel Merckx, Baden Cooke, Bradley McGee and also Moto GP rider Troy Baylisse.
Massage for Ironman Nice
http://www.ironguides.net/massage
No email access but plenty of phone numbers. 
Hey Cote d’Azur Iron Guru Dude,
Looking forward to seeing you down there in a couple of weeks… dusted off the P2K and took it for the first spin of the year in the Ardeche yesterday, felt like I was catching up with an old friend. Surprised myself and got up a few nasty inclines… if we go for a short ride down in Nice I might even be able to keep up for a while.
Ciao
Le Camel
Prepare to go UP.
I headed out with the club to Mt. Ventoux on Saturday, where the lads managed second in the team standings for the Tour de Provence. Me, I did my thing to get ready for the Étape and did a double ascent of Mt. Ventoux Saturday afternoon, then rode home from Sault to Opio on Sunday, 240k and 3100m of climbing through endless acres of poppies, row upon row of lavender waiting to blossom, the gorge du Verdon, and so on . . . 8 hours past scenery so idyllic it makes you weep.
Or maybe that was the ride.
2 times Ventoux… you’re nuts !!!
Did you do both approaches ? I assume you did at least one starting from Bedoin… and the descent back down to Bedoin on the new smooth road surface has to be one of the best descents in France in terms of the adrenalin rush.
Okay, I’m prepared to go UP, just not UP and LONG at the same time… since this little Camel has 60km in his legs this year, all of it done yesterday. At least it had of bit of climbing on some little hidden roads… FANTASTIC.
Yes, down to Bedoin to test the new road surface and to fill my pockets with cherries. Then back up. I actually felt those 600g or so!
The Ardeche rocks!
We are lucky to live here. Oui, non – what’s the diff.
The Ardeche rocks!
Yes it certainly does… and it’s only 5 minutes down the road from my “holiday” house
Oui, non – what’s the diff.
Easy fella, you’re heading for Tibbs’ Lavender Room…
climbing through endless acres of poppies, row upon row of lavender waiting to blossom, the gorge du Verdon, and so on . . . 8 hours past scenery so idyllic it makes you weep. <<
You know it didn’t happen unless we can see photos…
Too memorable to have bothered . . .
Plus with my pockets stuffed with all those cherries, nowhere to put a camera!
OK, rub it in!
phew… for a second there it thought YOU were going to be offering the massages!