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Le Tour 2011

Mont VentouxAt the end of June 2011 we headed to the South of France for the 2011 bike trek.

After arriving at Avignon we headed for the small village of Bedoin which was our base for the assault on the famous Mont Ventoux.

This mountain stands at 6,273 ft and often figures in the Tour de France.

After tackling the mountain we then headed to Sete, via Arles to pick up the Canal du Midi cycle routes following the canal to Toulouse. From Toulouse the lads took the train to Tarbes and from there we made the short trip to Bagneres-de-Bigorre.

From Bagneres-de-Bigorre we then tackled another of the Tour de France’s legendary climbs, the Col du Tourmalet and eventually finished the ride at Lourdes.

You can download a copy of the Le Tour 2011 ebook here:-

Le Tour 2011 ebook

To watch the videos of Le Tour click here:-

Le Tour 2011 – The Movie

Col Du Tourmalet – Road to Hell

Daily Route Breakdown

Please visit the pages below for a breakdown of the route we travelled and see our photo galleries:-

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Avignon - Bedoin

Bedoin

Date: Thursday 30th June Route: Avignon (Airport) to Bedoin Distance: 46 km Digs: Camping le Meneque Blog Post: Avignon – Bedoin Comments: Bédoin is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in south eastern France. Located at the base of Mont Ventoux, it is the starting point of one of the …

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Mont Ventoux

Mont Ventoux

Date: Friday 1st July Route: Bedoin to Avignon Distance: 89 km Staying: Camping Du Pont D’Avignon Blog Post: Bedoin – Mont Ventoux – Avignon An Early Bath For Blue Comments: Mont Ventoux has become legendary as the scene of one of the most gruelling climbs in the Tour de France bicycle race, which has ascended …

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Arles

Arles

Date: Saturday 2nd July Route: Avignon to Arles Distance: 49 km Staying: Camping L’Arlesienne Blog Post: Avignon – Arles Comments: Arles is a city and commune in the south of France. The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Romans took the town in …

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Sete

Sete

Date: Sunday 3rd July Route: Arles to Sete Distance: 103 km Staying: Inter Hotel Port Marine Blog Post: Arles – Sete An Interesting Detour Comments: Sète (Seta in Occitan) is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France and is known as the Venice of Languedoc. Built upon and around Mont St …

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Argeliers

Argeliers

Date: Monday 4th July Route: Sete to Argiliers to Carcassonne Distance: 80 km Staying: Péniche “La Baïsa” (staying in a Gite) Blog Post: Sete – Argeliers Comments: Argeliers is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Located to the southern edge of the Haut-Minervois and in the north of …

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Carcassonne

Carcassonne

Date: Tuesday 5th July Route: Argiliers to Carcassonne Distance: 60km Staying: Campeole la Cite Blog Post: Argeliers – Carcassonne Comments: Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc. It is separated into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive …

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Tarbes

Tarbes

Date: Wednesday 6th July Route: Carcassonne to Toulouse (then train to Tarbes) Distance: 98 km Staying: L’europeen Blog Post: Carcassonne – Toulouse Let the Train take the strain Comments:Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is part of the historical region of Gascony. To the south of Tarbes is the …

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Col du Tourmalet

Col du Tourmalet

Date: Friday 8th July Route: Bagnères-de-Bigorre to Loudes Distance: 76 km Staying: Camping Le Moulin du Monge Blog Posts: The Col Du Tourmalet Col Du Tourmalet – Road to Hell Comments: Col du Tourmalet (2,115 m / 6,939 ft) is the highest road in the central Pyrenees Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side …

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