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Concerning this small Team , all started in the first page read abt it here .

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Good morning again and posting same as in the Chat Room

1910 Tour de France

Vor hundert Jahren haben die Organisatoren der Tour de France das erste Mal ihre Fahrer hoch in die Berge der Pyrenäen geführt und damit den Mythos Tour de France geboren. “Le Tour” oder die “Grand Boucle” wird gefürchtet seitdem auch die “Tour des Leidens” genannt, da das Erklimmen der “Heiligen Berge” körperliche Strapazen bedeutet, die selbst in den “präpariertesten” Athleten Ehrfurcht auslösen.
In Gedenken an die ersten Fahrer, die sich vor hundert Jahren dieser Aufgabe stellten und den Col du Tourmalet (2114 m) erklommen, begeben sich in diesem Kurzfilm vier modern ausgerüstete Fahrradprofis auf die Spuren der ersten Tour de France Strecke in die Berge, um sich dabei emphatisch auch immer wieder in die Fahrer einer längst vergangenen Ära zurückzuversetzen, die so damals Pioniere der “Tour des Leidens” wurden.



Two hundred years ago, the organizers of the Tour de France took riders high into mountains for the very first time. And, from there, the mystique of the Tour de France grew and grew. To commemorate this occasion, a group of modern day riders retraced the same route through the Pyrenees, which includes some legendary climbs: the Col de Peyresourde, the Col d’Aspin, the Col du Tourmalet, the Col du Soulor, etc. The weather conditions are slightly tough for these riders, but their bikes are light and modern, and the gearing much more forgiving than what their forebears had. Meanwhile the film documenting their ride is a pleasure to watch. The runtime is about 15 minutes.

The 1910 Challenge
The centenary of the Col du Tourmalet's inclusion in the Tour de France will be celebrated with a mountain-top finish on stage 17 of this year's edition of the race. As well as the special edition Tourmalet Jersey, Rapha honour the first ever Tour stage that tackled the Tourmalet with a tribute ride, The 1910 Challenge


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Hi John, Just popped in to see what you and Sue are up to! (Nosey aren't I?). Hope all is well with you both and the family. Love and prayers. Merle

That's good news John - glad you are all doing ok. I'm not going to New Wine but there will be a load there from St. Paul's, Camberley - so watch out!! Love and prayers, Merle

I'm glad that everyone's safe Chris. We've got a bit of a heatwave down here, which is NOT good when you have to work in an engineering machine shop.
I expect we'll get the storms next week, as we are due to go camping