RÁS

Haute Route Alps | Étape 3

Briançon → Alpe d’Huez
81km | 2,375m

Day 1: restraint.
Day 2: race.
Day 3: empty it.

That was the plan anyway.

The racing went hard early on the Col du Lautaret. Pritch missed the split, paid for trying to stay with it and had to settle back into his own race.

By the top he'd slipped to 11th on GC.

Not ideal.

But there was still a lot of racing left.

Reset on the descent. Then started squeezing.

Col de Sarenne onwards became one long progressive effort. Positions started coming back. A 5:45 gap to 6th at the start of the day was down to around 1:30.

Then Alpe d’Huez.

Nothing left to protect. No numbers to save for tomorrow.

Just empty it.

The result was an all-time 60-minute power PB, on the third day of racing, up the most famous climb of them all.

Étape: 7th
Classement Général: 7th

Three days.
404km.
10,005m of climbing.

Job done.

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Haute Route Alps | Étape 2

Cuneo → Col d’Izoard
141km | 3,610m

Day 1 was about restraint.
Day 2 was about racing.

Col d’Agnel: RACE.
Col d’Izoard: RACE → PRESS.

Used the guys around him. Made the right decisions. Didn't chase every move.

Agnel was a big effort, but a controlled one. His second-best 90-minute power ever. On day two of a three-day stage race.

Then reset. Ate. Drank. Got ready to go again.

Izoard was where we wanted to start spending a little more.

Built into the climb. Assessed what was there. Then, with 10–15 minutes to go, the plan disappeared.

He had it. He raced it.

Étape: 6th
Classement Général: 7th

One day left.

Let's see what's left.

Haute Route Alps | Étape 1

Nice → Cuneo
182km | 4,020m

The biggest stage of the race. In exhausting heat.

The brief was restraint.

La Colmiane: CONTROL.
Col de la Lombarde: CONTROL → RACE.

Settled into the race. Found the right wheels. Let others make the early mistakes. Kept the cost under control on the long climbs and spent more only when the race required it.

The goal was to reach Cuneo properly fuelled, still strong and knowing there was another gear available.

Executed.

Étape: 9th
Classement Général: 9th

Two days to go.

Tomorrow we race.

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Dan Farmer — Founder & Head Coach

Dan has spent the last 20 years working in high-performance sport as a coach, practitioner and leader. He founded RÁS around a simple belief that ambitious athletes deserve better coaching. Away from coaching, he’s a triathlete, enthusiastic bikepacker and still fascinated by what makes people perform.

Andrew Horsfall-Turner — Coach

Andrew combines a background in sport and exercise science with the experience of racing as a professional triathlete. Racing at that level has given him a great perspective on training, preparation and performance, which he now brings into helping other athletes chase their own ambitions.

Will Munday — Coach

A former British Middle Distance Champion and 5 years as a professional triathlete, Will has experienced the demands of endurance sport at the highest level. He now brings those experiences into his coaching, alongside a real curiosity for understanding what makes athletes tick and how to help them get better.

Cameron Craik — Coach

Cameron combines his own experience as a competitive triathlete with years spent coaching within the sport. A British Triathlon qualified coach and experienced club Head Coach, he brings loads of energy and a genuine enthusiasm for helping people become better athletes.

Mathew Pritchard — Coach

Mathew has spent more than 20 years racing and coaching across triathlon, running and cycling. He knows that progress rarely follows a straight line and brings a thoughtful, pragmatic approach to coaching that recognises training has to work alongside everything else going on in life.

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ETU Middle Distance Champs 🇪🇺

Always an honour to represent 🇬🇧

Emma Palfrey 3rd F40-44 🥉

Joel Davies 6th M30-34

The heat was dialled up and subsequently the race distance altered

Adapt and overcome

Llandudno Sprint National Championships 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Round three of the Welsh Super Series.

8th Overall.
2nd in AG.

Readiness influences performance.

The best athletes recognise the hand they’ve been dealt, adapt accordingly, and still find a way to perform.

A solid day’s work🥈

On to R4 in Broadhaven.

Long Course Weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Three days.
Three disciplines.
One finish line.

A brilliant weekend of racing from Andrew and Pru.

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Challenge Gdańsk 🇵🇱

P5 💰

A breakthrough performance.

Two years of rolling with the punches. Learning the craft. Collecting lessons. Staying optimistic.

This one wasn’t built in a day.

Chuffed for you, Champ.

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