Got to my bike this morning only to find a flat tyre. Thought I did a good job changing the tube and looking for any embedded debris. Not so! Didn't even make st m d Campan before being on the rim again. Being a blazing hot day - found myself a nice little sit down spot by the river to change the tyre. This time found a little piece of glass. Hoped that this would be the last of my tyre problems - especially since everybody had gone on ahead and I was down to my last tube.
Cycled up the Aspin easier today, despite the heat. Must be acclimatising. I'm glad I'm getting to Hawaii a full week before the race. Definately takes a few days to get used to the heat. Met up with everybody on the top of the Aspin and then free wheeled down into Luz ? (forget the last part of this town's name - better look it up). Mark flatted coming into town.
Met up with everybody in the town square. Where we got stuck into some pasteries. My diet is going for a ball of shit here. These rides are just too tough to be counting calories. I'm on holiday!!!
And then it was on to the Perysourde. Not a bad ride. The top was again not that remarkable. Except that we couldn't help notice the HUGE thunderstorm that was building. It was mean enough for the SA's to skip lunch in Luz and make a dash for home. We didn't even make it out of down before it came down. Lightning and all!!! We hid in a convenient bus shelter for a bout 45minutes until the worst of it had passed. And then proceeded in the rain up what turned out to be probably the nicest ride of the week. Again I forget the name of the pass - its not a famous climb but stunning all the same. Passes through lush forests with a gentle gradient. Although it does go on a bit (20 odd km) its definately worth it. The descent is through the Pyrenean national park and joins up at the foot of the Aspin at Peyoulle.
Tonight Regine's daughter served us dinner. Paste de Mer. Love the way the French eat. Salad for starters, then main, then dessert and always cheese an biscuits.Awesome.
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