Perhaps I should have eaten more.Somewhere we turn right along a river and a moustachioed man on his terrace serenades us with accordion music. Glorious weather and stunning scenery greeted all of the 2010 Etape riders as they tackled the 181km fom Pau to Col du Tourmalet. Kijk voor meer info op www.letapedutour.com. Ticking away at it, huddling beside the final camper van shade before the summit.Then on, on, on. Should have just ridden on. But I’m over it and there’s only 10km to Lourdes, another interminable ten.Head down, in the drops, draped over them, time trialling to Lourdes across the flat valley. The first event was from ASO have reverted to a single event for 2013 partly because the 2012 event lost money due to logistics associated with deploying buses and trucks to recover riders who were unable to finish. Browse more videos. The pace was fierce as we shuttled through villages like the TGV cuts a path down from Paris.Cote de Renoir was a proper climb, albeit short, enough for me to see the futility of chasing a very strong rider and former international skier. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Perfectly passable) So read the telegram sent by Alphonse Steines to his boss when scouting the route for the 1910 Tour de France. Stage one Jean-Christophe Currit. L'Étape du Tour (French for 'stage of the Tour') is an organised mass participation cyclosportive event that allows amateur cyclists to race over the same route as a Tour de France stage.
Wel ging in 2010 de jaarlijkse Etape du Tour over de Tourmalet. Like walking into a hammam, it hit me again and the strength faded from my legs as I slid back through the group at 13kmh.There had been a point somewhere in the day when my optimism had me swearing I could get round quick enough to achieve the silver medal standard. There I stopped in the last patch of decent shade and settled that this could still be done in under 11 hours.A kilometre at a time, hopping between the shade of camper vans and overhanging rock, I made my way to the point where the gleaming statue and path cleaved through the rock told me it was done.I’d started with a good number and tried to stay with Jules from Cyclefit early on then settled for tracking Graham Bell’s bright pink jersey as far as the Cote de Renoir. A sense of massive distance as we stare glassy-eyed towards the ridge.Three to go, or is it three and a half? “Let him go, ride within yourself” I told myself as the gap stretched between us.My pace was good and Escot – the first marker on my schedule – drew near, bringing with it the Marie-Blanque. Etape du Tour 2010 Pau-Tourmalet. Il perd sa victoire sur le Tour 2010. Past the final water station without stopping and into the final stretch of shade along a wooded rise.7km to go and time has slid away from me. Follow. Report. Two comes and goes as I blank out the walkers and finishers descending on the left and those hurting too much to ride on the right.Pass the inflated obelisk of the final kilometre, stop for video then clip in and keep going past that final bend. Around me riders start to wail with cramp. Posted On July 19, 2010 By Anton In Uncategorized / How was it for you? On 7 July, the Etape recreated stage 20 of the 2013 Tour de France, starting in the town of The 2014 event on 20 July 2014 followed a similar route to the 2008 event, beginning in Pau and finishing at Hautacam. The first, on 11 July, on the Modane - In 2012 there were two events. This is starting to get annoying now. Someone at the roadside chases it away as I sigh with relief.At the top, the cheering, the family handing out beer and pretzel sticks to anyone who wants them. Playing next. Craving a can of Coke, two euro in my jersey for just this moment.
The shouts of support ring for the individual and the collective mass.Two hundred meagre metres, fighting for breath, the gradient eases, the bleep of the timer mat and it’s over.No chance to take in the summit, to savour the moment, just to slump against the barriers. le 21 juillet 2010 à Pau est suspendu 2 ans avec effet rétroactif par le Tribunal arbitral du sport (TAS). 07:44 it read at the foot of the Tourmalet as I swung left over the timing mat and up through Luz Saint Saveur. First held in 1993, and now organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), in conjunction with Vélo Magazine, it takes place each July, normally on a Tour rest day. The usual inconsideration of those who confuse being fast with being good as they cut across a wheel was a menace all the way down.Fast down into the valley, skip the feed station at Plateau de Benou and push on to Ferrieres. Conversation was perfunctory as more serious thoughts filled our minds.Only 4k of it to endure as a ethereal mist slashed by shards of morning sunlight hung over our heads. Feeling good now. L'Etape du Tour 2010: Pau - Tourmalet. I offer them a bottle of electrolyte drink to quieten them and allow me to resume my focus.The clatter of loose rocks, the low belching bleat of a mountain sheep, a brebis, as it drops off the roadside above and onto the tarmac just behind me. Tour 2010: Pau - Col du Tourmalet, étape décisive? The route of the Tour de France’s 17th stage, from Pau to the summit of the Col du Tourmalet, will be tackled by thousands of Etape riders on July 18, 2010. TC and Wei from the Rapha gang, both smiling through the suffering.Stop a moment to remount camera and lose them in the crowd before the descent. Very good road. The 2017 event, held on 16 July, followed a nearly identical route to what was used four days later for Stage 18 of the 2017 Tour de France. Part of "The Circle of Death" (Passed over the top of Tourmalet. There’s a train, 20:45, to Pau.