A much needed rest day in Bagneres de Luchon (also called the Queen of the Pyrenees), a great mountain town that lives and breathes bicycles. This year was the 100th anniversary of the tour coming through; here’s city hall:
Also seemed like all the stores had bicycle stuff painted on the windows, or this case, a track bike in a wine and food store:
At breakfast we watched a bike race go by that started in town with a few hundred cyclists. Next up was a massage that will hopefully help tomorrow when we start riding again. After lunch, we went to the vaporarium, underground caves that were a natural sauna, with a large thermal pool next to it. Next stop was the Telecabine, small gondolas that went to the top of a ski area, where mountain bikers fly down the hill, and hang gliders take off:
It was hot today, and will likely be hot on the bike the next few days as we he head up the next mountains tomorrow.
Living Vicariously through you Dave. Looks great, sure wish my work situation would have allowed me to join you....!
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