Kates Playground 2010-11-15

THE PARADE OF Joucou THE NECK OF TOOTH

last leg of our "Tour of the Falls" on the bike Sunday, May 23, the most beautiful in my opinion.

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Ascent of 1 km to the Notre Dame and then to pass the same name.

Party flat 6-km Aunat Rodom and then reached down and NIORT Sault.

We will not follow the D107 which leads to the Col du Pradel, still closed, we turn right onto the D20.
This forest road, very shady, 7 km up to 6.5% average slope and culminates at 1300 m altitude.

After 3 km of flat, we came to the neck of the Seven Brothers, near CAMURAC.

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The road is now down to almost 38 km! We cross

BELCAIRE on the D613 and will stop at Espezel to refresh ourselves at the fountain in front is a bakery, the opportunity to buy a croissant.

After a nice downhill switchbacks 3 km we turn left onto the D107 and go to BELFORT-SUR-Rébenty.

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A small wonder ahead: some tunnels, impressive cliffs, especially the omnipresent river that can be seen at any time break on the right side of the road.
Joucou is the parade, for me much more beautiful than the grooves of Nesque, although a thousand times less famous.

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Joucou After, we continue to descend to Mars.
It is time to eat, we're a few miles from AXAT, Col Dent ahead.
was nice joke about it, we do not lead off.
me back a souvenir on this.

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was in 1996, in August, we start the bike, we planned a short trip through MARSA, Joucou, the opposite of what we did today.
Regrettably, after March, a motorist warns that a swarm of wasps had invaded the road and it would be dangerous for us to continue.
So we turned back and we started on this road not knowing what to expect.
slope, heat, flies, uncertainty, ...
We have not forgotten these moments of hardship.

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For those who do unaware of the neck of tooth, you should know that culminates at 1236 m, it measures 13 km, 820 m elevation, 6.5% average, with EPs to 10%, 12.5% 13.5% and even 16.5%.

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Part 8 km to the pass of Quiere, is hell. The neck of
Nadieu, 2 km away, is slightly less harsh. Two
km longer, and we reach the Pas del Corps, at the junction of the village CLAT.
After a slight descent, and yes, you do not dream, it still ends with a breathtaking final, 1.5 km with maxis to 12.5% and 13.5 %.

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Phew Phew! It came to pass Dent. No action
with the year 96, the training pays.
Anecdote: 1h10 for the climb, just like on the home trainer, where I programmed the same coast!

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Only 6 km downhill to reach the house.

Thus we end our stay in cycling apotheosis in real fireworks. Thank

météofrance.fr, your predictions were correct, the weather accompanied us during these four days.

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As a reward, we decide to stay one more day, tomorrow hiking in the forest of Myeres.

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