The Rider part II - Climb to Causse Méjean

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bertdekker

Type

Bike

Distance

10.985 mi

Duration

00:53:09

Avg Watts

194.80 Watt(s)

Recorded on

03/08/2019

Added on

05/09/2019

Total ascent

1877 ft

Lou Bousquillou, 48150 Le Rozier, France

D16, 48210 Massegros Causses Gorges, France

Description

The Rider part II - Climb to Causse Méjean

The road is empty and narrow. Everything here has to do with stone. Stones on the road, overhanging rocks.
Everywhere the bleached elephant gray of stone. Along the road poppies and hundred-meter markers. Lots of poppies and few hundred-meter markers.
A hairpin turn, every once in a while a view below. It’s all there: height, clear water, rugged crags. ‘The riders had little opportunity to admire the breathtaking landscape.’

From the book THE RIDER by Tim Krabbé (a must read book for every cyclist)

This video covers the second part of The Tour de Mont Aigoual where the riders climb to the Causse Méjean from Les Vignes as described in the book THE RIDER.

More rides of the book The Rider in this playlist or Check my other video's

Strava segments

Portions of this video are actual Strava segments