Fans of the Tour de France were able to go by train when the 14th stage arrived in Luchon. A trip on rails again possible for a month and that Carole Delga has not failed to make the president of the Occitanie region.
The Lio Train Direct Toulouse-Luchon was this Saturday morning made up of two trains. Usually only one would have been enough but the second was not too much. They filled up over the stops to pour, in Luchon, a flood of fans of the Tour de France which was added to the public, already numerous, who had stormed the terraces of avenue Carnot and the aisles of Etigny.
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Clément and his wife inherited an apartment in Luchon. The Tour de France is an opportunity to get there. “We have never set foot there! No, no, we will not go up to Superbagnères because I think the runners go under our window! Our son will be delighted.”
Emilie and Arthur, they offered themselves a romantic ride. Not quiet but with a guaranteed show. “The most difficult will be to find a quiet corner by the road to exchange kisses!”
“Without fatigue and at least fresh”
In Montrejeau, the two trains end up filling in copiously. Patrick is delighted. “Thanks to the train I can see the Tour de France twice this year. I live in the vicinity of Nay and Thursday I was able to go see him pass in the Col du Soulor without doing too many kilometers by car. Today I go by train from Montrejeau. I slept with my grandmother who lives here and without fatigue and at least fresh I will be able to go on the slopes of superbagnères”.
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Bertrand and his family have been in the passes for two days to collect the goodies of the caravan and applaud the runners. “In Hautacam, Thursday, it was madness. We had trouble parking our car in the valley because there were few parking lots available. Friday, in Ludenvielle, we found ourselves caught up in the traffic jams. Today having been able to leave the car in the parking lot of Montrejeau station to go to Luchon by train will remove us from stress!”
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It is also in Montrejeau that is mounted on the train (20 shortly late due to a disturbance level at the exit of Saint-Gaudens) the president of the Occitanie region, Carole Delga. Once seated, she hastened to survey the train to make a user counting to make business agents jealous of trains commonly known as controllers. And was congratulated by all those, numerous, who recognized her, for having put the line into service.
Before climbing in Superbagnères by electric bike, it only had to note, on arrival at Luchon station, that the success of the coupled Train-Crémaillère Express ticket was also a success.