I was going over the 2,115m Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees the other day taking in the spectacular scenery and I could not help but marvel at the pristine nature of the road surface.
Whilst I was not actually cycling up the pass – I was just driving – I could appreciate how important a good road surface is for cyclists. It’s even more important on the way down.
You might say that the road surface is bound to be very good because the route is used by the Tour de France, but other local routes not used by recent tours are almost of the same quality.
Even the rural lanes around Sabres in Aquitaine – a place, I suggest, few people ever go to – were of far better quality than the streets around where I live.
I wonder why France manages to achieve quality in areas where we do not.
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