Stadium Vijf van le Dauphiné en Col. de Joux Plane
Door Zal ≺ Jun dertiende, de Categorie ≺ van 2008: Beklimt, Het cirkelen, FavorietenHoe is dat voor een reisprofiel?
Het plan moest Hors Categorie Col. DE Joux Plane beklimmen en op Dauphiné Libéré letten bij de bovenkant.
Eric en Katy (op achter elkaar), Barry, en Brian beslisten de 50 kilometers aan de basis van de klim van Genève te berijden. Yikes!
Me? Ik dreef aan de basis van de klim! Maar voelen schuldig, als opwarming beklom ik de verre verhuurder ken, maar nog steilere weg aan Plateau des Saix (ook geroepen Samoens 1600 skipost). Een gekke klim met één kilometer die van 12.7% het gemiddelde neemt! Het is mooi maar voor een wegfiets, was de weg enkel een weinig ook grint dat wordt behandeld om te adviseren - de afdaling was eng.
Ik plaatste mijn fiets over wat koordomheining om een tekenfoto te krijgen en raakte mijn borst aan een elektrische omheining. AAAAAHHHHHHH! Ik gilde eigenlijk in schok.
Na een langzame afdaling toe te schrijven aan het grint, ontmoette ik Genève Peleton in Samoens en wij vielen aan (?!) Col. de Joux Plane.
Dit epische Hors Categorie beklimt is verschenen 11 keer in de Reis DE Frankrijk sinds zijn debuut in 1978. Armstrong worstelde in 2000 hier gedaald door Franse held Richard Virenque. Het was ook de laatste klim in Landis' de dag van de mirakelterugkeer in 2006.
Het is steil, en onregelmatig, en mooi, en hard!
De donkere wolken worden gerold die in en omhoog bovenkant het bevroren! Wij verborgen in een restaurant bij de bovenkant voor een tijdje - omfloerst en bier!
Het ras zelf was zeer opwekkend. Wij wisten van Franse rasradio dat de grote kanonnen in de sleep van de onderbrekings weg ruiters heet waren. And that Evans and Valverde had dropped Levi.
We watched about half a kilometre from the top. It gets a touch less steep here - and the lead riders - with dreams of a stage victory were truly flying.
First to the top:
Closely followed by the stage winner:
Cadel Evans leading the big names:
Levi dropped by the big guns:
First big group, well behind leaders:
A LONG pause and second big group:
King of the Mountains leader in second last?
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Will,
This is a very lively blog post. I hope your boobs don’t hurt anymore after touching the fence.
The profile is truly impressive. You must have climbed more today than the pros did. You basically did 2x Joux Plane which is 2xHC! And we are supposed to believe this is because you felt guilty? Come on. Just admit you love put yourself through agony and pain and that you can’t get enough of it. I wonder what Doreen has to say…
Eric
OK, this MUST be said. It is nice to see you ride away from us on a climb as tough as Joux Plane. Certainly when considering that you already had done another “Joux Plane” by swinging to the top of Plateau des Saix. You are ready for a Tour d’Enfer.
Looks like a great ride…..although anything over about 9% is never fun.
I think I would prefer the last 3kms on the Joux Plane.
I also think the electric shock was worth it. Great photo!
Green with envy. Been watching the race on the TV and seems like a great race. Tough day yesterday and really whet the appetite for the Tour. Pity we won’t be seeing the Astana boys. Levi and Contador look like they’re in some serious form
One small point. Those flags you are wearing in the photos are not the official Flemish ones. The official flags have a red tongue and claws and a less modern-looking lion. The flags you are wearing are those adopted by the various extreme-right (if not downright fascist) groups in Belgium such as now banned Vlaams Blok and Vlaamse Volksbeweging or VVB. You might not be bothered by people assuming you support the extreme right, you may even be supporters, but then again you might not appreciate the true significance of those flags!
Thx for comment
No offense intended.
I will say that the big flag on the guy’s camper (the guy handing out the flags) had the red bits. Not sure there is a massive conspiracy here.
EDIT/ADDITION
Wow. It has come to my attention that the Flemish flag that I have paraded around in during the last two stages of the Dauphiné is certainly affiliated with a couple of extreme right political parties in Belgium.
Apparently the flag is a bit more modern and lacks some red additions versus a more acceptable and traditional flag.
The flag was given to me by a Flemish friend - and my understanding was the flag was seen as supporting Flemish cyclists. I thought it was pretty fun to wear. I was mistaken.
My good Flemish friend assures me that he was unaware of the issue - and I have no doubt that he is sincere.
I apologize to anyone that might have been offended by my “display.”
—- Busy deleting offending photos
Will,
I’m sorry that my lack of knowledge about what is going on in my home country put you in this uncomfortable situation. Cycling is a great sport which I love to share with you and the others. And this is best done without the pollution that politics can be. I hope that this can be “cleaned up” over 1 of the good things Belgium produces … some beer
Best regards,
Eric