Le Tour Stage 8

After delivering Welsh cakes to our new friends, we joined the Ajax group for their climb from Sommand up to the top of Col de la Ramaz; Dan attacked off the front at the end, beating Ajax to the summit, and claiming the King of the mountains points for Cwm Carn.

Today is stage 8 for the riders of Le Tour de France, which we were aiming to get a good view from our spot on the Col de la Ramaz. A little after 10:00, we packed up the tent and headed to the side of the road to, on the increasinly crowded col. We prepared some lunch, dosed a litte and generally waited around for a couple of hours.

Around an hour and a half before the tour passes through, a caravan of vehicles passes through, throwing out free goods (water, hats, cakes, jerseys etc). We managed to grab a few hats, a bootle opener, some water and some madelines. The tour did eventually come through and we managed to take a few snaps of the main groups

After the tour had passed, we grabbed our already packed bikes and headed down to Morzine.Read more