Tour de France in the Hautes-Pyrénées: the “Mania tower” has still taken hold of the Soulor

Unexpected. For example, late tourists who decided the day before, circulate, there is no more room to park at the edge of the Tour road! Similarly, From the Ger plateau to the top of the Soulor. Nevertheless, only spectators, who with the family, who in a band of friends organized to celebrate the event. Therefore, Plus a small corner available. However, This is how we find ourselves in the company of athletes still in activity, of amateurs who sympathize. As an example Ludovic. Gautier, Jérôme and Hugo, who came from Berck, all three licensed to the CC Liger tour de france hautes-pyrénées: “mania club, triathlon followers, taking advantage of their stay in our Pyrenees to oxygen by climbing all the big passes that present themselves to them in our region. Their preparation targets a next performance in their beautiful country next September.
Arrived the first on Tuesday. Danièle and Gilbert, olive growers in another life in the south of France, now retired in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

Soulor to avoid the crowd (!) – Tour de france hautes-pyrénées: "mania

Why the Basque Country? “To escape the global warming which is accentuated in the Mediterranean periphery. enjoying a much more pleasant atmosphere on the edge of the Atlantic” as notified Danièle, delighted to live in this new Eldorado. “We come regularly to Hautacam. in any season, for snow as for the sun of the beautiful season,” says Gilbert, a former cyclist.

Their choice of both to camp in Soulor is justified over a tour de france hautes-pyrénées: “mania few days “to avoid the crowd. because the climb of the Hautacam must be well occupied”. Well anticipated. TV images speak, the Tour de France is experiencing a craze as perhaps he has never benefited from it. Placed between the two major difficulties of this stage, the Col des Bordères has also refueled all the way. One day of passage from the Tour de France. the summit of the Col du Soulor is not badly congested, first by the cyclists who by the Route des Etives, by Ferrières and Arbéost, wanted to taste the percentages on which the peloton of professionals was going to evolve later. The meridian break brought back a little appeasement under the ark where the points counting for the best climber. ranking are distributed. Conversely, the terraces of the two restoration points located on both sides were attacked.

At the Marmottes restaurant, Claude, the owner, is tour de france hautes-pyrénées: “mania satisfied but emits a downside: “Here the mountain is looking 360 °. We come there all year except last night when we had planned an animation. Without our being informed, the road has been prematurely closed to traffic. A measure that has spoiled the Tour party. also prevented more spectators from coming to the top for the race. Damage “.