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 The Road to Tourmalet April 2006 - (1 of 8)
  
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The Pyrenees are great for cycletouring. The gradients are rarely very steep - but some of them can continue for 20 kilometres. In my five years in France I was a regular visitor and never had a problem - French drivers are very considerate of cyclists outside of towns. On April the 14th, 2006, I took a train from Pau to Lourdes at 08.56...
 
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Here is my 'main d'or' loaded up with my Vaude panniers at the back, panpack front panniers and a vaude handlebar bag. Between the panniers you can see my Terra Nova Quasar tent.
Lourdes cycletrack

Just outside Lourdes there is an amazing cycletrack - based on the old Lourdes to Pierrefitte-Nestalas train line. The line had to be closed because no one could say 'Pierrefitte-Nestalas'. Today it is a beautifully smooth and delightfully car-free cycletrack - to be shared with joggers, inline skaters and a lot of cyclists.

The cyclepath takes you from Lourdes right up to the foothills of the Pyrenees, with stunning views of the Pyrenees, snow-capped for much of the year.
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