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Sun Sep 15th 2013
| Languedoc Day 1 | 3* |
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Leader:Chris Walters |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:Uzes |
Description:Pont du Gard |
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Riders:Andy PixtonChris Walters David Smith John Talbot John Tranter Katherine Boyce Phil Stubbings Ursula Hallam Riders = 8 Weather: Report:A gentle start to the holiday, following an early morning cloudburst that woke everyone up. All made it to the start point which was a good sign and we headed out down the hill and skirting St Quentin la Poterie prior to the first hills at St Siffert.At Collias, we dropped down through the narrow streets to the Gardon river back for the first bit of offroad down to the bridge at Collias. Team photos on the bridge were taken and we headed off to the second bit of offroad, not too dissimilar to the Strada Bianchi you see on the Adriano Tirratica race. The final morning hill was somewhat of a brute before we dropped down to the World Heritage Site at Pont du Gard for a little lunch and some French bureaucracy... why couldn't we park our bikes there? After a bunch of oohs and aahs looking at this remarkable feat of Roman engineering and a bunch of photos to accompany, the drag up to Ledenon woke us up somehwat, before the spectacular sweeping descent down to Pont St Nicolas, where on September 9th 2002 the floods were well over the bridge, according to the plaque on the wall. More climbs and undulations, sampling of grapes on the vine (Syrah variety) and the threat of rain saw us push on back to Uzes for a well-deserved grande biere. Great start to the week.... | ||
Distance:75.80 km (47.10 mi) | Ride Details:http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1802853 | |
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