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france (tour de l'ain cols etc)

  • 22-08-2010 10:30pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,461 ✭✭✭✭


    apologoes for the length of this post
    just back from france went to see the tour de l'ain, grab a couple of cols and buy loads of wine !!!!!!.

    dont know if anyones interested but heres some photos

    tour de l'ain

    great to wander about the team buses after (and before the stage ) having a nose around

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    note the small ancient camper van behind fdj bus (still had us postal logo's no team bus here )

    stage start

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    coming down the mountain

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    riding the col du grand colombier

    and the col de biche
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    just the colombier
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    start the descent
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    more switchbacks

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    more photos
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10351061@N00/sets/72157624783549568/show/

    found out i'm only fit enough for one col a day (struggled on the second)

    french stage races (at least this one) have great caravans with piles of sweets 3 baseball caps loads of pens, and loads of other stuff (mini pots of honey from guys dressed as bees).

    didnt get to the top of the climb but it looked busy from this
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzOig_OmVY&feature=related

    sorry for the long post


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    Fixed that for you.
    coldelabitch.jpg

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    That must have been sore on the legs.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,461 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    That must have been sore on the legs.

    11km, gradient stayed between 10 and 25% (at least the average on the grand colombier is about 8%) 2242m of climbing for the day !

    didnt go up this way

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