2018 – STAGE 2 / 10 OCTOBER : PAU – CARCASSONNE

The new destination today of this 3rd edition of the Rally Entre 2 Mers. The route escaped from Pau by larger roads, under a slight mist, and reached Lourdes, which, in addition to its usual miracles, immediately proposed the ascent to the high Pyrenean mountains.

The competitors climbed the mythical Col du Tourmalet under a small rain that finally gave way to a more lenient weather to climb the Col d’Aspin. The mountain will not have brought luck to the crew BOST / GRANDET who suffered a puncture! These two mythical passes and a CP were indeed in the schedule of this morning allowing to join Saint-Gaudens via Sainte-Marie de Campan for the lunch organized at the Hostellerie des cèdres.

Under a bright sun the road has taken a little height around Aspet and Portet well known also by lovers of the roads of the cyclist Tour de France, marking the end of high altitudes and our entry into the Ariège.

After CP in the afternoon, all the crews will remember this very narrow road to discover several large land farms of another time. We then joined the City of Carcassonne by a departmental road with higher speeds and to enjoy precious moments.

Once in Carcassonne, it was in the heart of the sumptuous medieval city that the competitors were able to enjoy a unique journey in time. The Hotel de la Cité welcomes us for the evening and the cars parked on the walkway will be an opportunity to witness th history of this Occitan country which we have fallen in love with on the occasion of this new stopover.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the third leg of the rally from Carcassonne to Les baux de Provence.

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Pictures of the day

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