Lourdes: The regional tourism site tells me that: Cosmopolitan, magical and mythical… Lourdes is one of those extraordinary other worldly places. Each year more than 6 million visitors from more than 140 countries visit Lourdes. It was in 1858 in this small mountain town that a young girl called Bernadette saw 18 separate apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a cave close to the river. It is the second most visited town in France after Paris, but Lourdes possesses a calm and tranquillity to offer a place of prayer, charm and legend which leaves nobody insensitive.
Le Tour regional specialties: spit-roasted cake, Bigorre black pork, Pailhasson chocolates, Malespine sweets, Pyrenean cheese, garbure, Tarbais beans
Hautacam: And another ski resort!
Le Tour regional specialties: garbure bigourdane, rocher des Pyrénées (cake), Black pork of Bigorre.
Christian Prudhomme says: The last mountain test presents all kinds of possibilities. Unexpected collapses, ambushes and twists of all kinds could be on the cards thanks to the linking of the Aubisque and Spandelles passes, the latter appearing on the route for the first time, followed by the final ascent to Hautacam. There’s simply no respite. If the leading positions haven’t been secured by this point, the Tour’s biggest battle could be played out on this final Pyrenean stage.
The stage: The last big mountain day of the race and it was daunting.
🤩 No words needed #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/ZmWKWNEVsl
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2022
🏁 55KM
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2022
🚴♂️ x 21
Gr. 🇿🇦 @LouisMeintjes +1'26"
Gr. 💛 +4'03"#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/iuY4Z5qVit
But still the lead trio had a gap.🤩 @TamauPogi tries again and again, but Vingegaard stays with him!
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2022
🤩 @TamauPogi essaye encore et encore, mais Vingegaard ne lâche rien !#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/MC1IjWWuo7
3 men still lead the race, with 1'52" over the Yellow Jersey:
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2022
À l'avant, il ne reste plus que 3 coureurs ! Ce trio compte 1'43" d'avance sur le Groupe Maillot Jaune.
💚 @WoutvanAert
🇫🇷 @ThibautPinot
🇨🇴 @danifmartinez96 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/tmJKZEYlh4
The absolute class of Jonas Vingegaard to sit up and wait for Tadej Pogačar after he crashed. Incredible #TDF2022
— Sadhbh O'Shea (@SadhbhOS) July 21, 2022
French President Macron at the Tour de France today. #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/Ns2CyxGdKR
— daniel mcmahon (@cyclingreporter) July 21, 2022
⛰ And the 3rd climb of the day: Hautacam
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2022
⛰ Nous voici dans la 3ème ascension du jour : Hautacam#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/en10NaJ7JH
Stage:🏆💛 Jonas Vingegaard wins in Yellow in Hautacam!
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2022
🏆💛 Jonas Vingegaard s’impose en Jaune à Hautacam !#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/82pWZPs0ZO
1 | Jumbo-Visma | 120 | 100 | 3:59:50 | ||
2 | UAE Team Emirates | 50 | 70 | 1:04 | ||
3 | Jumbo-Visma | 25 | 50 | 2:10 | ||
4 | INEOS Grenadiers | 15 | 40 | 2:54 | ||
5 | Groupama - FDJ | 5 | 32 | 2:58 | ||
6 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 26 | 3:09 | |||
7 | INEOS Grenadiers | 22 | ,, | |||
8 | Jumbo-Visma | 18 | 3:27 | |||
9 | BORA - hansgrohe | 14 | 4:04 | |||
10 | Groupama - FDJ | 10 | 4:09 |
Jurançon is a pocket-size appellation of about 1,000 hectares farmed by 100 producers. Producing only white wine, it is historically known for late-harvest sweet wine or 'moelleux'. However dry white Jurançon wine was recognised with a separate AOC in 1975, known as 'Jurançon sec'. Dry Jurançon can be among the best whites you'll ever taste, particularly in the hands of a legend like Didier Dagueneau who helped to put Jurançon on the map. Today Jean-Marc Grussaute from Camin Larredya is one of the leading force and gaining plenty of fans among the sommelier community in France.
Jean-Marc and his mother run the show and farm 'their hill' together. The 9 hectares of vines and farm have been owned by the family since the early 1900s, with most of the current vines were planted in 1970s by Jean-Marc’s father. Organic farming has been the norm here from 2007 onwards, certified in 2010 and turning to biodynmaic farming in 2016. The vineyard is classically local in varietal plantings: 65% Petit Manseng, 27% Gros Manseng, 8% Petit Courbu and Camaralet.
The vineyard sits at 300m altitude, with soils of silica-clay and subsoils of puddingstone. Precision is life here, every action serves the "purpose of the terroir and its continuity", according to Jean-Marc, who respects the soil’s health and its life. It's essential for him that the roots go deep to express the terroirs in the final wine. Jean-Marc works the soils, grow cereals or pulses in between the rows, and uses natural compost when needed. The singularity and honesty of his wines come from permanent attention.
The food: Garbure
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