we watched the race the next day from bend 1, the last hairpin before the finish, and it was pretty heart breaking to see Sastre powering up the hill with such a huge lead over Cadel and the other troopers. anyway, its meant we havent had to break our asses in getting back to Paris for todays final stage!
after Alpe d'Huez it was time for some cols. firstly Col du Glandon, which this pic is looking towards. we camped at the end of this lake, just before the col as the spot was just too good to ride past. the next morning coffee was only a few minutes away at the conveniently placed bar just before the col itself. not bad.
after the col, it was downhill with views over to Mont Blanc [a bit faint in this photo], down to La Chambre for an early lunch and then the most hot-arsed slog to the top of the next one, col de la Madeline at about 2000m [next pic].
we've got a bit of a thing going with Haribo's over here. they tend to feature quite predominantly on our up hill rides so we've started thanking the empty packets at the top.
and now we're lazing away in a campground just out side Albertville. we caught yesterdays final time trial of the tour in a bar in town and have been lazing it up today, soaking in the sun and getting ready for our return train to Paris, probably tomorrow.
good work blairy and matty [and barnesy!] on the transalp!
2 comments:
geez... that camp by the side of the road looks like one of the worst campsites i've ever seen... ! hope there wasn't much traffic :)
bloody nice scenery tho.
actually had ALL the traffic rolling past our heads during the night. big semi's carting gear for the tour, 100's of campers, the smell of burning brakes... not the best nights sleep
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