August 2010

FERRALS-les-Corbières ... 22 AOUT 2010

This Sunday, August 22, it is just 6:45, but it is pressed to do battle with the route proposed by the club FERRALS-les-Corbières, in memory of the late Paul BONNET.

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It is immediately in the bath with the Coast Pinada (camping), one kilometer brings us to the hamlet of Villerouge-LA-Cremades, which was erected a pyre Cathar ...

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SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-Cabrerisse, a small hill to the War Memorial where it turns left toward Talairan.

Here, the first serious climb, 3 km to the Stone Right.
It turns right, it goes down to 4 km.

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At crossroads, turn left to SAINT-PIERRE-DES-CHAMPS.
It's nice, we should enjoy today.

The road rises gradually, at barely 100 m over 15 km. After
SAINT-MARTIN-DES-WELL (first stop) and Vignevieille, here we are at the foot of Col de la LOUBIERE (or Louviero).

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The first three km are easy, about 4% average. A
Lairière, there is still 3.5 km, the slope suddenly changes and goes more than 6% average, with a few EPs in 8, 10 and 12%.

Belle 6 km descent through CAUNETTE SUR LAUQUET, the least populated town in the Aude (5 inhabitants in 2006!) To CLERMONT-SUR-LAUQUET.

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Here we expect the next climb, the Col de la GAROULLIERE, 4 km to 4%.

Another great raid 5 km, and we can LABASTIDE-EN-VAL, second stop, village sympathetic with several fountains welcoming (it's getting hot at 10.30, see the church clock) and enthusiastic Labastidois .

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remains thirty miles up a gentle slope arrival.
also touched ARQUETTE-EN-VAL, ARQUETTOIS not in sight, we cross MONTLAUR (beautiful bell!) Congoust and gorges, the river is unfortunately MATTES dry.

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Camplong, Fabrezan, that's it, full circle.

Refreshments, awards, lottery (t-shirts, pens), speeches by local politicians, everyone is together, everyone shared his impressions, is given an appointment for the next cyclo is friendly and nice. A

next year!

Well done, girls, the cervix is hard !

Easier, it

LABASTIDE-EN-VAL: the church ...

... stone bridge ...

... Fountain

Organizers and elected

Volunteers (awards and raffle)

The video

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LIMOUX August 7, 2010 ... WALKING TOUR OF THE VINE

must be motivated to participate in the Walk of Vines and Terroirs de Limoux when you live NARBONNE GRUISSAN and more!
Sunrise to 4:15, an hour of highway and road, especially with the difficult prospect of a return in the afternoon.

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Yet six Hikers are present at the rendezvous, battery-hair at 6:45!
The thermometer showed 18 ° "at home", 12 and even 10 ° "home"!

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No problem, after only 11 km from the coast THE SNAKE (3 km) is here to warm us. In the end
descent, Antugnac, two supporters morning we warmly encourage is the mother of Nelly!

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Leger false flat amount for the crossing ESPERAZA, FA and Rouvenac.

This is where things get serious (see profile). Until

Tougnète neck of the slope, 7 km, is an irregular slope, maximum 7%.

Col. of FEST, 3 km east of the same ilk.

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After 3 km of a false-flat welcome, this is what looks like the collar del Tuquet: 700 m at 10% of average, maximum 12.5%.

Small lull on one or two kilometers, and while it was believed to have done, here we go at it again, and harder still, a good km 7.5% average with a maximum of 12.5% again!

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A long descent, over 10 km will take us first to the neck of St. Benedict for a good supply, and then CHALABRE SONNAC SUR l'Hers.

We take a right at the crossroads and we move on the coast of the Fleet, I pull out my raincoat (No, it's nice!), 4 km slope.

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If you followed, you understand that after we went down the coast, crossing Courtauly means "It is better not to have a short bed" of questionable taste ...

If you follow always, you still understand that, after turning right, we would have to climb another hill, not very bad, that of ST PIERRE, just two miles, bof! we're jaded.

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We cross beautiful vineyards Donazac and we arrive at Pauligne, where two large dogs running after us, Henry, in the circumstances, broke the record in the 200 FRANCE running start and climb slightly if you please!

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Back to square one where we are greeted with the famous stew which made the reputation of Limoux.

87 km, about 1200 m elevation, great weather, great organization (arrows, ravito ...).

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We decide to eat on the spot, Nelly and Philip go to their parents Antugnac, and Henri Michel return directly to Narbonne, a long ordeal ahead of them, an accident on the highway have created a huge stopper.

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We borrow the Minervoise by TREBES, Puichéric HOMPS, Roubia and the Canal du Midi (Villedaigne to avoid traffic lights and murderers), everything goes well.

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Fortunately, because the next day Sunday we did it again in LEZIGNAN, again very nice hike, bravo to the local club, everything was perfect (97 km, 1300 m elevation, T-shirt offered), I was a little tired to write an article (and especially film), damage would have been earned.