Tour de France 2007 - Orthez to Gourette - Col d'Aubisque
Wednesday July 25, 2007
Today the Tour de France starts in Orthez, a charming Bearn city that has a noble history and beautiful architecture such as Moncade Chateau. It is also a popular destination for water sports, and features traditional ferias (bullfights).
The stage ends by scaling the Aubique pass, with inclines up to 10 percent and a rich Tour de France history. The cyclists will pass the Gourette ski resort, which got a recent 50 million euro upgrade to expand the skiing station.
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Follow the race, including stage results and standings, at the Bicycling About.com site.
Photo of Orthez, copyright City of Orthez, and of Gourette, copyright Gourette Tourism Office.
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