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Here the road ceases altogether, a bridle-path alone conducting across the still-distant ridge, called the Tourmalet, which is crowned by the remoter heights of Neouvièlle and the Pic d'Espade, from whose base flows the Adour -- a slender but impetuous stream, whose course becomes visible only as it issues from a dense forest of black fir, which stretches half-way up the mountain.
Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Louisa Stuart Costello 1834
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Not only is 2010 the centenary of the Tour de France taking in the Pyrenees, but the Tourmalet was the ultimate, the greatest, the man-eater.
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The president told France 2 television, "The sight of Andy and Alberto dueling on the Tourmalet was a beautiful image of sport."
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The Tourmalet was the last of three tough climbs in the stage made in cool temperatures under a drizzle and fog.
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The Tourmalet was the last of three tough climbs in the stage made in cool temperatures under a drizzle and fog.
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Contador, who earlier this year told Reuters the Tourmalet was his favourite climb, took the leader's yellow jersey off Schleck on Monday when the Saxo Bank rider suffered a problem with his bike chain on the final ascent of the 15th stage.
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The Tourmalet was the last of three tough climbs in the stage made in cool temperatures under a drizzle and fog.
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The Tourmalet was the last of three tough climbs in the stage made in cool temperatures under
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Contador called the Tourmalet finish "the last chance of victory for the climbers" and said the race should be almost decided after this stage.
Cyclingnews News Headlines Laura Weislo 2010
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The Tourmalet was the last of three tough climbs in the stage made in cool temperatures under
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