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French Pyrenees
Kind of a bucket list item: Ride one of the HC climbs from the Tour de France.
I’m not getting any younger so I decided to do it this year. Rented a bike in Lourdes and took off for col d’Aubisque. For those familiar, I went across to Laurens and approached from the west side — the Soulor-first direction doesn’t rank as an Hors catégorie after all.
I took all these with my phone’s camera, so please don’t judge my technique too harshly. And I’d been kicked by a horse, so there’s that.
I’m not getting any younger so I decided to do it this year. Rented a bike in Lourdes and took off for col d’Aubisque. For those familiar, I went across to Laurens and approached from the west side — the Soulor-first direction doesn’t rank as an Hors catégorie after all.
I took all these with my phone’s camera, so please don’t judge my technique too harshly. And I’d been kicked by a horse, so there’s that.