Today's ride was the last stage. It was a bit melancholy. On the one hand the idea of a day off the bike is pretty appealing right now. On the other hand I will miss the camaraderie among the riders and the challenge of completing another hard ride.
The route today had three portions: The first 75km to the top of Col d'Ibardin was timed. Then we descended for about 15km to a long lunch stop near at Saint Jean de Luz and finally the last 25km was 'en convoy' escorted by the moto riders to Anglet for the final 'finish'.
Here is the profile:
Team TwoWheelTours seem to be the only bikes lined up prior to the start!
Will Levy being interviewed as one of the triple crown riders (folks who rode the Dolomites, Alpes, and Pyrenees peroration of the Haute Route. In fact, Will is one of only three people who have ridden very Haute Route event from the start!
And finally, here is a diagram of the entire Haute Route Pyrenees:
The route today had three portions: The first 75km to the top of Col d'Ibardin was timed. Then we descended for about 15km to a long lunch stop near at Saint Jean de Luz and finally the last 25km was 'en convoy' escorted by the moto riders to Anglet for the final 'finish'.
Here is the profile:
Team TwoWheelTours seem to be the only bikes lined up prior to the start!
Will Levy being interviewed as one of the triple crown riders (folks who rode the Dolomites, Alpes, and Pyrenees peroration of the Haute Route. In fact, Will is one of only three people who have ridden very Haute Route event from the start!
Lining up for the final start of the 2014 Haute Route
A panoramic view of the start
The last selfie from the Haute Route...
Beautiful Basque countryside
The final coffee stop...
A real lunch break with some of the Aussie riders.
We made it to the Atlantic Ocean!
Lots of bikes awaiting the convoy to Anglet
OK, I lied. One last selfie.
Someone else took this one!
Here is the Strava data:
Well done Mark on making it! The Haute Route certainly isn't a piece of cake!! It was great to have you along on the twowheeltours team - Cheers - Will
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