Etape Schedule Published

The schedule has been published. Here are the elimination times:

• 07:40 Foix (Start) 0km
• 09:32 Col de Port 31.2km
• 12:40 Col de Portet d’Aspet 102km
• 13:55 Col de Mente 117.8km
• 17:35 Col du Port de Balès 162km
• 18:41 Col de Peyresourde 187.1km
• 19:00 Loudenvielle (Finish) 196km

So 11:20 for the entire ride. Phew. First food station is at 70km too... thats a long way on 2 bottles in the heat. Gulp.

Looking back at my forecast from earlier:

• 07:00 vs. 07:40 Foix (Start)
• 08:35 vs. 09:32 Col de Port
• 11:10 vs. 12:40 Col de Portet d’Aspet
• 12:11 vs. 13:55 Col de Mente
• 14:36 vs. 17:35 Col du Port de Balès
• 15:57 vs. 18:41 Col de Peyresourde
• 16:12 vs. 19:00 Loudenvielle (Finish)

Nothing like setting yourself up for a fall - not a lot of room for delay at the start especially if there is a bootleneck and you get in one of the last pens.