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Chris Schmidt reports from the Tour de France by: Chris Schmidt I had the chance to go to Europe with my family recently for a relative's wedding in London, and I took the opportunity to venture down the South of France in to the Pyrenees Mountains to check out the Tour de France. We stayed in the village of Lourdes at the base of some of the most epic climbs in the Tour. The small village of Lourdes is the scene for over 6 million visitors a year who make pilgrimages to see the site of a catholic religion confirmed miracle. (Lourdes at WikiPedia). We specifically picked out stage 12, a brutal day for cyclists that would climb three mountains ending on top of the third pass for a total race distance of 211K that day (131 miles). The first climb was a category 1 totaling 9.9K (6.1 miles at 7.3% avg. grade), second was the legendary Col du Tourmalet, which was 17.1K (10.6 miles at 7.3% avg. grade), and finally the day ended at the top of the top of Luz-Ardiden, a 13.3mile climb (8.2 miles at 7.4% avg. grade). We chose to watch the race from the village of Luz-Saint-Sauveur at the base of the Tourmalet and Luz-Ardiden. It was a festive atmosphere with tens of thousands on hand at this one particular location. The roar of the crowd echoed through the canyons of the old French village as the first riders in the breakaway approached. The riders passed us with the blank stares of men who had been broken by the terrain, the rain, heat, and freezing temperatures as they passed over the mountain tops. 131 miles of this caliber in one day is a lot by itself but after 14 consecutive days of racing it is even more taxing. Thanks for all that you do at CM and for the College and support of Cycling. Who knows, maybe one day one of these cyclists will be a Lindsey Wilson College graduate participating in the Tour de France? --Chris Chris Schmidt is Dean of Students at Lindsey Wilson College, 210 Lindsey Wilson St., Columbia, KY 42728 This story was posted on 2011-07-20 07:47:48
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