Here we go again, off on a cycling adventure. I could do the Col du Tourmalet, but mel wants to come to, so we chose
Tag: Cycling
Col d’Aubisque – 2nd Col in the Bag of Cols
The stretch between Aubisque and Soulor is really pretty tame when used to cycling on Exmoor. The scenery here wins mind you, although I found
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Lunch Time Panorama, Col du Soulor
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Lunch Stop above the Col du Soulor
Once I got to the Col du Soulor, which was a pretty easy stretch to be honest, I took the VTT (Velo Tout Terrain) tracks
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Col d’Aubisque Tunnel
The Cirque de Litor is a thin strip of Tarmac that hugs the sheer mountain side, with a couple of tunnels bashed through to rock
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Stunning Valley Below the Col d’Aubisque
This stretch of road is closed to all traffic from November to May, which means if your naughty like me, you get 6 miles of
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Today’s Cycling Adventure – Col d’Aubisque to Col du Soulor, and Back
Follow today’s cycling adventure as it happens – assuming I have mobile signal! Cycling along the narrow corniche that hugs the mountain edge, the views
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Mission Accomplished! One Col in the Bag
Well, all safely back to base. 2 hours up, plus stopping time for lunch and admiring of views, then only 15 minutes to get back
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The View From the Top
Well worth the effort!
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Start to Hit the Snow Line
Safer walking up this, it’s very icy!
