Day three as an individual stage isn't too punishing really, just very long ! However after the trials and tribulations of yesterday, for me it proved to be a real tester.
Although the climbs of the Aubisque and especially the Tourmelat were extremely hard, I woke up on day three feeling a great sense of acheivement. The good thing about climbing is that there is a reward at the end of it; the summit ! But, when you are faced with a very long and hot day pounding away on the pedals with no big mountain at the end where's the reward ?
The day started at about 8:30 am and we were straight into another famous mountain climb "Col d'Aspin." We had spent the night in a small hotel in a village called St Marie-de-Campan where the accommodation was very basic but the welcome and the food was really good. It's ideally positioned at the bottom of both The Tourmelat and The Aspin.
Col d'Aspin is a 13 km climb at 5% ascending 650 metres, so only a baby really ! But with very heavy legs at only 9 am it felt to me like Everest ! I decided to take my time and just climb away in the smallest gear I could find until I got to the top. The views were stunning, truley amazing, looking back onto the peaks of the mountains we had concquered the day before. And at the summit too, because of the early start there was still cloud hugging the smaller peaks in the distance (see picture of cow.)
The descent was great although I took it easy, being tired and half asleep my confidence wasn't with me......I let the others go by and crused down into the valley.
Next up, "Col de Peyresourde" To be continued...........
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