Etape du Tour Recce

4 Irish riders, Declan, Francis, Conn & John ready for the start of 160km with 4000m ascent.As I write this they should be somewhere on Col du Soulor.

Today we have the first group of riders doing an Etape du Tour route recce. It is a great day with temperatures up to 20°c

Col de Marie Blanque, spring green.

Ouch! Col de Marie Blanque, you know thats going to hurt.

A rider on the 18% grade of Col de Marie Blanque

Col de Marie Blanque Summit.

Cirque du litor from near the summit of Col du Soulor.

This is the road between Soulor and Aubisque, it will most likely be closed for another 4 or 5 weeks.

On the descent of Col du Soulor near Saint Savin.

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