2018 Tour de France - Etape 17 Recon - Peyragudes / Azet / Col de Portet (Édition Française)

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L’attente de la présentation du parcours du Tour de France est toujours une période excitante. Des semaines de devinettes à rêver à quels cols seront gravis, tout se concrétise finalement une fois toutes les cartes mises sur table. Au fur et à mesure que le parcours se dévoile, étape après étape, nous apprenons enfin que la course se dirigera vers les Pyrénées pour sa dernière semaine, ce qui semble être l'une des meilleures façon de terminer le Tour! Maintenant, cela ne surprendra peut-être personne, mais ce qui a attiré notre attention avant tout (et celle du reste du monde du cyclisme), c'est l'étape 17 hyper dynamique, qui commence à Bagnères-de-Luchon avec au menu la montée de Peyragudes, le Col de Val Louron-Azet et le tout nouveau Col de Portet. Trois montées successives avec plus de 3000 mètres d’ascension en seulement 65 kilomètres! Seulement 65 km du début à la fin ...... journée folle!
Je serai honnête, je n’ai jamais de problème à trouver la motivation pour une longue journée en montagne même quand l’automne s'empare rapidement des montagnes avec une première couche de neige sur les sommets les plus élevés. Mais avec un parcours aussi alléchant si près de chez moi, je ne pouvais plus m’endormir jusqu'à ce que j’expérimente ce tracé moi-même, d'autant plus que ce sera la première fois qu’une course utilisera le Col de Portet, et à 2215 mètres de hauteur, il dépasse le légendaire Col du Tourmalet de 100 mètres. Quelle fin d’étape!
Ayant roulé et couru pendant plus de 25 ans, c’est ce type d'étapes qui m'excite vraiment. Court, explosif dès le départ, nulle part où se cacher. Que les montagnes à conquérir et un million de spectateurs qui bordent la route du début à la fin. Qu'est-ce qui pourrait être mieux? Pour ma part, j'espère que c'est le début d'une nouvelle ère avec plus d’étapes de ce genre dans les Grand Tours.
Départ: Bagnères-de-Luchon
Distance: 65km
Point culminant: 2215m
Ascension totale: 3126m
Pente maximale: 13%
J'espère que vous apprécierez notre reconnaissance du parcours. La beauté de cette étape va au-delà des mots, certainement l'une des meilleures que j'ai eu l'honneur de parcourir.
Jusqu’à ce que les professionnels lui donnent vie en juillet prochain, roulez prudemment et profitez-en!
Mike Cotty
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[@charletdidier9712]

Splendid, absolument splendide cette video. Il n'y a que les Anglo-Saxon pour témoigner aussi bien de leur amour du vélo. Merci messieurs.

[@LF-hj8kk]

That Quintana and Dan Martin prediction though

[@christopheszymczak2139]

Énorme et magique cette vidéo qui comme les autres sont de vraies sources d’inspiration et donnent vraiment envie de gravir ces cols mythiques. Merci pour aussi pour la traduction en français 👍

[@AranoR26]

Love the tribute to the climbing pioneer! Hope they will keep the final climb road as it is now.

[@seadbiberovic8063]

Your life is really heaven on this World

[@user-rc8eq9jq4f]

i love your videos and the way you explain everything as you go along, when i watch the Tour everything goes so fast and you can't really appreciate the beauty and the steepness of the climb, and you an awesome climber. Also i never noticed the rocky part of the ride in the Tour.

[@AdriWestSide]

Great comments, great video quality, great music in a beautiful place! I do the Portet last summer, after the Tour de France : the most difficult in the Pyrénées after the Pic of Bellurti and the Artzamendi in the Basque Pyrénées!

[@paulochloe6861]

Très très beau reportage, des images sublimes, bravo

[@MsDrago74]

Il Tour de France 2018 si decide in questa tappa!! Fantastica!!!!

[@jondashun]

Classy bike riding, great shots and really nice editing. As always. Truly inspirational. Thank you.

[@louiswassong211]

Great scenery & you surely picked a fantastic weather day!

[@fgildenhaar]

This could be a day for pure climbers, someone like Dan Martin or Nairo Quintana, you said. Well predicted, eight months out. Great video, as usual from your team.

[@TheColCollective]

Thanks Frank! Probably should have put a little wager on the result ;-)

[@jasperk8510]

Great camera work, beautiful!

[@betrancourtbrice9337]

Superbe reportage 👍👍👍, images magnifiques de notre pays et franchement vous avez vraiment la santé pour grimper tout 🙏🙏🙏😉

[@TheColCollective]

Merci pour votre appréciation! 👍

[@braddemarco8040]

This will be an epic stage! Thanks for the video, great production as usual.

[@cathjeffthird5695]

What a magic route! Cant wait to see this in 2018. Thanks for the awesome footage.

[@kellyoram6220]

Also, you need to write a book about your col's and their history in cycling - your tribute to the early riders was great!

[@TheColCollective]

Thanks Kelly!

[@billwindsor4224]

Spectacular production, great narration and inspirational music; *many thanks!*

[@Check-it-out]

Awesome images, as ever !

[@herschist]

All in The Col Collective’s own back yard! Beautiful video, as always, and I like how you feature the upcoming Tour stage. And I dig the new blue Mavic kit!

[@MikeCotty]

Herb Schwab such a beautiful stage Herb!

[@funnights74]

Amazing recon, this stage is going to be insane, bring on Le Tour, would love to do this as a "fun ride".

[@colinosullivan930]

As always fantastic. 👌

[@dar29670]

Awesome film of what looks an epic stage. Loved the yellow graphics picking out the route, and will definitely have to come back to the Pyrenees.

[@TheColCollective]

Good spot. We spent quite some time on those graphics so glad you liked them :-)

[@naqboulebb7561]

Merci pour la traduction en français ;)

[@TheColCollective]

Vous êtes les bienvenus :-)

[@jonathantaff3007]

What a great idea! Thank you.

[@nathanmuller6680]

Well that was some fast and efficient planning, filming and editing! absolutely love that concept of doing a recon of a GT stage, defenitly something to do again. Also, great to see how good your french skills are, donc rendez-vous dans les Pyrénées bientôt j'espère!

[@TheColCollective]

Absolument! Nous étions en mission pour le filmer et l'éditer. Super content tu l'as aimé. L'etape est incroyable!

[@Triathlon-extrem]

Very neter film with great shots!

[@antonioatenas8639]

helow. i from chile. congratulation. very very good videos.

[@imak97]

Beautiful!

[@chucklist3074]

Well done!

[@mtbvillars]

I loved the images of your Griffon friends ........... quite poignant given the severity of the stage

[@MikeCotty]

mtbvillars They we’re circling all day. I obviously looked like a possible meal to them if the stage got too much!

[@VavoVideo]

I have goosebumps!!

[@stary_the_artist6009]

Hi, im from Indonesia. I just want to know, is it always so quiet on the place where you cycle? Its amazing and very inspiring for me.

[@kellyoram6220]

How do you like your discs? Love mine. Beautiful day, beautiful recon! Beautiful work by you and your crew. Do you think the peleton will run 28's due to the gravel?

[@MikeCotty]

Kelly Oram Seriously loving the discs. No going back now! If they keep the gravel I reckon 25’s with sealant will be a good choice.

[@centrywt912]

Awesome footage, i rode peyresourde and azet too in late 2016 it was cool!! Btw when will u drop luz ardiden finally? Im waiting so long now :oo

[@ahmettopal6301]

İzlerken ben yoruldum :)

[@Gerryb92]

Hello folks, I love the route graphics that you do. Like at 1:40. How do you guys create those? What package do you use?

[@60nours]

it will surprise me that this cyclist has mounted these passes at this pace.I think he was going at this speed only during the video recording ! No more perspiration..more than Froome!

[@dierime]

Hi, Mike and co. Where do you found that songs? Shazam don't help me! greetings from Spain

[@acurusaragon7070]

Super as always Mike ..... btw what Mavic wheel was on the bike ?

[@MikeCotty]

acurusaragon Great to hear you enjoyed the video! I was on the new Mavic Pro Carbon SL UST Disc wheelset. Definitely glad to have tubeless for the Portet’s gravel!

[@willeigo8468]

Mon frere, vous avez faites une presentation par excellence ! Un tour de force sur le TDF. Did you notice the chunk of gravel that flies off your rear wheel hard to the left at 16:46 ?

[@TheColCollective]

Certainly did :-) Glad you noticed it, thought it was a great ending shot!

[@braddemarco8040]

When did you switch to disc brakes? How do you like them? I have used them for the last 18 months and and think they are great.

[@TheColCollective]

Hi Brad, I switched earlier in the summer and am absolutely loving them. Definitely no going back for me! Ride safe, Mike

[@pierre-yvesgauthier4106]

Wow

[@ercangulpnar2566]

😀👍👍👍

[@rolandlundall133]

Hi Mike.I noted you riding with disk brakes.Are that not too heavy when climbing and is it not better when climbing to just use normal brakes.

[@TheColCollective]

Hi Roland, at first I was concerned about the extra weight of disc brakes but after using them I found that the overall performance was more advantageous than the weight saving of regular brakes, especially in the wet when descending mountains as I often find myself doing. For big rides in the mountains in all conditions then disc brakes are a definite advantage in my opinion. Ride safe, Mike

[@rolandlundall133]

The Col Collective Hi Mike thanks for the reply.I love your films in the mountains.I get inspired by them. I just have a few questions please.You look like you are about 183 in height so how much is your weight because you look light weight.I am 185 in height and 72kg.I am trying to go down to 65kg so I can be even better and enjoy it. Last question what size tyre are you riding because I am using 26 size continental.Thanks.

[@Zeben84]

I really hope they let the gravel roads as they are, tired of seeing perfect tarmac in le Tour.

[@MikeCotty]

Zeben84 Absolutely! #SaveTheGravel 😉

[@Ivan-nu2um]

i think they not let this i see in french media

[@MikeCotty]

Drakiv That would be such a shame. The Portet like it is is amazing! Resurface the road and it’s going to take away its character.

[@Ivan-nu2um]

Mike Cotty yes i know i will be disapointed if ASO do this and a qhamz for us french to don't let this gravel roads on this monster like finestre

[@robertopaludi8947]

you change to disc brakes!