If I decide that I am mad enough to attempt another Haute Route next summer it’ll run me around €2000, without even getting there and back home. Then there’s the €4000 bike frame I’m fantasizing about, of course.

So, while we’re dreaming big dreams I shall officially start this off-season’s big training topic – Power. It appeared that everyone who was anyone at Haute Route was running a power meter on their bikes. And if it’s not enough that I’m not in with the power crowd, after talking to lots of riders that week, it actually makes lots of sense.

More on all this later, but first I need to wade through the many confusing options there are out there and decide how many more thousands of Euros I want to pay. Cycling is so much fun!