13th July 2017 - Tour de France stage in Pyrenees

Not exactly a RADs trip but I was there, cycling some of the stage and seeing le Tour in the flesh. I rode a few cols to get a taste and watched from a Cat 1 hill, Col de Mente and I also watched the start at Blangnac, Toulouse on the Saturday, where it was sunny and hot.
Photos to give a flavour;

My new wall art;)

Some data to help you up the climb

Thomas de Gendt in action

Time for the newspaper under the jumper

Col de Mente, cat 1, only 1349m high

Nice graphics on some vehicles

Michael Matthews before green

Sky train, sort of...

Yellow jumper

swapping bottles

Classic shot on my cycle back to Toulouse on the Friday

More vehicle art

Mini Mavic support

 

Main Mavic, note the dropper posts on the road bikes, so they are adjustable

Peleton starting out on Saturday depart

Main jumpers to the front, Aru in yellow!

M.Matthews again

Mr Cummings

And they all went by in a shot, always much waiting, watching and noting that there were Gendarmes every few hundred meters around the start as this was the heavy populated area and most people to protect (mostly from themselves). All good, very hot and a few freebies from the caravan;)