Perrin

After we passed through the Col de Terramont we turned south, toward the route of this year's Tour de France. We joined it on the climb to the Col de la Ramaz just above the viliage of Messy. This is about two fifths of the way up the approach that would be used for le Tour, as we had retained some of the height from our previous climbs.

As soon as we joined le Tour route, we encountered a ‘king of the mountains’ bike sculpture and jersey that had been put out by local fans. We paused shortly after for a dinner of sandwiches, before taking on the steep upper section of the pass.Read more