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TASTE OF THE TOUR: Spit-roasted cake and spas in Pyrenees

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) — Tour de France riders won't have time to enjoy the delights of Bagneres-de-Luchon's thermal bath in the bucolic spa town which hosts the start of Wednesday's brutal sprint through the Pyrenees. The peloton is set for a day of suffering on an unusually short but super-hard stage ending at the summit of the Col du Portet, which culminates at an altitude of 2,215 meters. Here's a gastronomic, sporting and cultural glance at the route for Stage 17: BAGUETTE AND BUTTER: At just 65 kilometers (40.4 miles), Stage 17 is the shortest non-time trial stage at the Tour in the last 30 years.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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