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Stace and Steve's Tour de France Vacation 2006 Page 1: Backroads Days 1-3 Page 2: Backroads Days 4-6 Page 3: Clermont-Ferrand, Paris, and London |
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Page 2: Backroads Days 4-6
Col Du Galibier, Col des Aravis, Megeve, and Annecy
Col Du Galibier, Col des Aravis, Megeve, and Annecy
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Steve
and I got a Backroads "boost" to the Col de Lauteret and then rode up
to Col Du Galibier, the high point in this year's Tour. The Backroads crew had positioned an RV just 2 switchbacks from the summit. We watched Rasmussen as he worked for the King of the Mountain polka-dot jersey. |
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At the Col des Aravis, we
were treated to some local enthusiasm and history. Our
neighboring spectators had been coming up to this Col for decades to
watch the Tour. |
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Megeve
is an incredibly charming village, located between Annecy and Chamonix. We hiked up the ski area to get a view of Mont Blanc. |
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Annecy is a beautiful resort
town, and we were treated to amazing French food. |
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Page created by Stace Beaulieu
(stace@whoi.edu) 4 Aug. 2006