On July 15, the Tour will go from Limoux to Foix in the Ariège. The first climb on the agenda will be the Port de Lers, which I did today with two Aussies. The second climb will start up the Col de Port and then make a left turn onto the Mur de Péguère. Mur is the French word for wall, a very appropriate choice in this case. The sign at the bottom says 18%, and it's a VERY narrow road. This means that the peloton will go ballistic on the first part of the Col de Port. Everyone (all 198 riders) will want to be in the top 10 when they make the left hand turn onto the Mur. It's not possible to win the Tour on this day, but it would be very easy to lose it.
The picture below is the beginning of the Mur de Péguère. The sign in the background says 18%. I took the road on the right to the Col de Port, which is only 6% but still uphill.
I think the boys fell asleep while waiting for me at the top of the Port de Lers.
This is me at the top of the Port de Lers.
After descending a couple of kilometers to Étang de Lers, a small lake where the road splits off to go over the Col d'Agnes, I stopped at the restaurant for a nice lunch. From the restaurant it's a 15 kilometer descent to Les Deux Velos, where I am staying---no pedaling necessary. Well, maybe you need to take 100 pedal strokes at some point.
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