As the other thread is a bit long, I figured I'd start a new one for testing. This will be dedicated to the first 12 of the 24 stages. The second half will be published after they have completed the server switch sometime in June along with the Corsica & possibly also some from Sardinia.
Stage 1 does start a little early so we do have some very strong sun glare at the very start..it gets better!
Stage 2 - we head away from the main roads & you get to see the mountains grow in size.
Stage 3 - 1st proper HC climb with the Iraty, its steep also, these amazing green-coloured climbs are not as well known as they should be
Stage 4 - 6 Col du Soudet to the Col de Marie Blanque the 2nd long day of filming in the Spring with the older camera...its going to hurt, but its all very scenic!
Stage 7 - 12 Col d'Aubisque to the Peyresourde. We skip forward in time to September 2022, starting off from the end of Stage 6, some Autumn colours can be spotted as you climb & we are also now using the newer chicken camera on Bertha...I was using this trip to learn the brand-new camera & I am still learning how best to use it, haha.
The list of KOMs for the first 12 stages—I count 35 KOMs in total—might number them? Perhaps in reverse order?
| Col Saint Ignace | 4 |
| Cote d'Ainhoa | 4 |
| cote de Pinodieta | 4 |
| Forét des Lapins | 4 |
| Louhossoa | 3 |
| cote de Jaxu | 4 |
| Cols d'Iraty | HC |
| Col de Bagargi | 2 |
| Cote de Larrau | 4 |
| Col du Soudet | HC |
| Col d'Ichére | 3 |
| Col de Marie Blanque | 1 |
| Col d'Aubisque | HC |
| Rte de Luz | 4 |
| Col du Tourmalet | HC |
| Hourquette d'Ancizan | 1 |
| Col de Val Louron-Azet | 1 |
| Col de Peyresourde | 2 |
