Col d'Aubisque
This Pyrenean hors catégorie, often clouded in mist, rises to 1709m. The second most visited climb in the history of the Tour de France, Octave Lapize famously declared the Tour organisers 'assasins' on his arrival at the summit in 1910.
Read about the Aubisque in Inside Stories, a collection of Rapha Story labels.
- Quick, got time to purchase 1 album before leaving for ToB, you know the stuff I go for. Recommendations, please and I'll let u know
- Photos, video and write up from the Rapha Continental's adventure at D2R2 in Western Mass. http://bit.ly/bFS1E7
- First time this year we get to use rider radio @tourofbritain due to the UCI rule changes. Will be strange getting use them again.
- Tom Southam to take on assistant DS roll @tourofbritain for Rapha Condor Sharp.
- http://bit.ly/akC5A6 for a guided tour of Rapha Condor Sharp's team car...
- National track champs schedule, where to buy tickets and all sorts of other gubbins at http://bit.ly/cFHEJV
- @crankedbikes none of our riders came down, boys stopped to assist a fellow cyclist. Called the cars to take theguy to hospital.
- Nice write up from @JohnProlly on the subject of our Merino Boxers, http://bit.ly/cO8xFw which can be found here: http://bit.ly/bAyLwp
- Hopefully there's still a bit of that kid's spirit in me! I too was grinning like an idiot after 2hrs riding in the rain. Who needs summer?
- Nothing better than having some kid in jeans and a rucksack on a 20yr old bike ride past you grinning like a baffoon, just wanting to play
Comments
NO BODKINS
24th November 2009 11:35pm
ahhh, the Aubisque. A climb that I have only done once, but have amazing memories of it. the initial part passing through that little village. Then smashing it up to the ski station. The day we did it, there was to much snow, so it was closed to descend the other side. Shame.
I big ringed this climb, 53t, finding it easier than the Marie Blanque that we had previously encountered. Having said that, I had just returned from a 3week stint racing in Belgium, so the fitness wasn't bad. if you can get the chance, do it.
oh yeah, i put it onto the inner chainring for this: http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v195/168/105/540455561/n540455561_2308347_1990.jpg
Stefan Rohner
25th November 2009 08:02am
and when you do Col du Soulor before the Aubisque, even nicer… Soulor is wonderful, narrow street, wonderful quiet valley, no traffic..