Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist
This post is a recap of the Tour de France 2023 week 1/7 stages…
Stage 1
I started last Friday at our stop-over near Montréjeau, heading for the Port de Balès.
We had a little trouble navigating there and as I looked at the route on the Strava app, I decided to start a recording.
Which turned out to be a good thing, as I managed to get rid of the Garmin recording at the end of the stage🤦♂️
Our base camp for the Tour de France 2023 will be in the “Baths of Bigorre”.
As interesting as the history of the city might be, I’ll just provide you with a link to Wikipedia to read about it 😎
Of particular interest for me is the section “Climate” which is very encouraging:
It is however intensely exposed to north by north-west disturbances that collide with the terrain. This barrier effect is felt up to the foothills so that springs, autumns, and winters are cool and rainy while summers are often hot and particularly stormy.
We’ll see how that plays out…
