Tracey reporting again for Jeremy.
Apparently today was quite a wake up call for the guys. It was really hard work it's clear that they have entered the Pyrennes proper - no foothills, just bigger mountains now.... but the views are fantastic!
The rough statistics for today - climbed 1700m - cycled 58km. - 4km of climbing was on 11% road.
The long climb was exceptionally hard. All the guys have climbed steeper, but not for as long! Photo stops became frequent and required lots of shots to be taken! "We're not resting, we just have to capture this amazing view..."
They are now in Larrau, a beautiful little village nestled in amongst high mountains peaks, staying in a very pleasant hotel (on the Grande Route 10, so popular with walkers). Everything is still very green and lush though it's likely to get drier and more barren as they go further East.
Despite the taste of long, steep climbing, everyone survived in pretty good form, which is just as well, because tomorrow they have to cycle 7km up an 11%+ slope, first thing after breakfast.
Good luck guys!
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Great pix - looking forward to more :)
Isn't it odd how much steeper it looks when you're actually there, staring up at it. And I presume steeper still when you're actually biking up it. All power to you guys - I couldn't do it.
Like way can follow progress. Best of luck to all participants and all their knees - and backsides.
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