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Briançon
... to arrive. Dad also had a cheese platter since he was peckish. Anoop sampled one of the goat cheeses and Dad told him if you breathed out through your nose while sampling it you would really taste the goat. After trying this he decided it was not a good idea at all and would not recommend doing so. We then headed back to camp to change and pick up our bikes.
We set off for the Clarée Valley near Briançon and parked in a small lot ...
Col d'Izoard
... star service and Megs was really setting the bar high. So we devoured a crêpe each with some jam/maple syrup/honey. We then cleaned up and were headed on our way once again. We are a lot faster on the bikes on a descent than the van so we went on ahead and Megs was going to make her own way back to the campsite.
Once we got to the valley floor, we came out alongside a fast-flowing river that was almost turquoise in color. We rode alongside it for a bit and ...
Col du Lautaret
... time, and even if there wasn’t a gradient, I was riding with experienced and strong cyclists. Shortly after starting up again, we saw Megs pulled over at the side of the road, so we stopped to say hi and she told us that there was a long tunnel up ahead so she thought it might be safer if she drove behind us through the tunnel – like a real support vehicle! I had some lights on my front and rear of my bike but we thought it would still be safer to ...
The toughest bike ride of my life
... and Galibier if I was already on the ground just a few kilometers into the climb. The rescue vehicle soon arrived (Megs and Tanya were back) and I crawled into the front seat still clutching my stomach. When we got to camp, Rod was having a good laugh at my expense (no surprise there J ! ). The guys helped me into the tent where I laid down and they fed me some iso-protein shake and some food that I reluctantly choked down. My tank had hit empty and I ...
Col de l'Iseran
... down the mountain, we started out. The plan was for me to drive all the gear and lunch to the top and stop and take pictures of everyone along the way. They gave me an ETA of when they would be at the top and an estimated riding speed so that I wouldn’t be waiting around too long. I stopped off on the way at the biathlon training centre to check it out and take a few pics. There were lots of people training on their summer skis, but ...
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