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Sun Sep 15th 2013
Languedoc Day 1 3*
Leader:
Chris Walters
Start Time:
10:00 am
Start Location:
Uzes
Description:
Pont du Gard
Riders:
Andy Pixton
Chris Walters
David Smith
John Talbot
John Tranter
Katherine Boyce
Phil Stubbings
Ursula Hallam
Riders = 8

Weather:
sunny
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
Phil carries his bike up the steps
Phil carries his bike up the steps
Posing on Pont de Collias
Posing on Pont de Collias
Andy makes sure Pont du Gard stands for another 1,000 years
Andy makes sure Pont du Gard stands for another 1,000 years
The ascent before the fabulous descent
The ascent before the fabulous descent
To think, this was built 2000 years ago... Pont du Gard
To think, this was built 2000 years ago... Pont du Gard
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