Bonjour!  Stage 14 saw the first real mountain stage. After the time-trial yesterday, it was all uphill from there, you might say! First the Pyrenees and then the Alps. These stages would test everyone – They did not disappoint. The stage was relatively short but packed two major climbs, the Col du Soulor and the Col du Tourmalet. The course was lined with people – always amazes me how they squeeze onto the verges – and the gradients were punishing – especially at the finish. Thibaut Pinot rode a lovely race to pull away at the finish to take the win. Alaphilippe still in yellow, all poised again for tomorrow!

Here are a few of my pictures – this stage will inspire for a very long time!

Stage 14 – Barquil takes on the Tourmalet

Stage 14 – Cooling down!

Stage 14 – Good pasture and a polka dot windscreen

Stage 14 – Movistar at the front

SOLD – Stage 14 – Still a long way to go!

Stage 14 – Pinot forges ahead.

Stage 14 – So many people on the Tourmalet

Stage 14 – A phenomenal win for Pinot

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