Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tour de France Stage 17

Stage 17 made for great watching after a morning of climbing. This time the grades were steeper, but the climb was shorter as only four of us (Linda, Laurie, Emily, and me) made our way up to the Cormet de Roselend, a Category 1 climb. The road out of Bourg St. Maurice runs up a beautiful canyon to a windy pass where we caught the riders coming through again. The rest of our crew stayed down in the town to catch the start (Maria has a stellar photo of Lance!).

The views up toward Mont Blanc were amazing:
And down the canyon:

Caught a decent shot of Mark Cavendish coming through:
Linda, Laurie, and Emily at the summit:
And back in town watching the stage finish at a local joint:

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