When I revealed that my annual “boys’ weekend” bike trip would take place in October in the Pyrenees, the reaction at work was mild consternation. In the rugby heartland of southwest France, the terrain is rugged and the weather fickle. But what really messes with the mind is the length and severity of the road climbs. This is Tour de France territory, where grown men have been reduced to tears.
当我宣布我的年度“男生周末”自行车之旅将会于10月在比利牛斯山进行的时候,我的同事们多少还是被惊到了。这个位于法国西南部的橄榄球运动的心脏地区,地势崎岖,天气变化无常。但真正考验人的还是路线之长以及爬坡路段之严峻。这也是让多少大老爷们苦不堪言的环法自行车赛路线的一部分。
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