We may not be fast, but we are determined. The biggest ride of our lives by far! Wow!
Yesterday, Martin and I rode La Marmotte. 175 kilometres (108 miles) and 5,000 metres vertical ascent (16,400 feet).
Today I cycled up the Col du Glandon and the Col de la Croix de Fer (23 km climb and about 5,000 feet vertical) to watch the second huge Alps stage in the Tour de France.
This was the 2006 Tour de France stage when Landis hit a wall - the day before his “miraculous” comeback.
Classic Hors Categorie Climb deep in the French Alps. It will be in the Tour de France next week.
My cycling magazine describes the last two kilometers as the finale from hell. STEEP:
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