We woke up on day 4 to find that unfortunately our planned climb, the Col de Larche, required the right insurance, and had been closed on and off for the past few years to cyclists and motorcyclists. While there were countless climbs out of Barcelonette, we had a circular route to keep to and decided to reroute, planning a short roll down to Jausiers at about 10km, essentially a day off, before tackling the Cime de la Bonette on day 5.
The legs were certainly grateful for the day off. We used it to refuel, relax and even took our bikes to a legendary local bike shop, run by a Frenchman who was as old as the mountains and had been repairing bikes in Barcelonette for decades. He had the most effective chain link removal tool I've ever seen and I spent a good 10 minutes admiring it. Sadly I've been unable to find one like it since.
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| Adam relaxing in Barcelonette |
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