Tour de France, Stage 16

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My route to see the Tour de France, Tarbes to Col du Tourmalet, France

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Montgaillard, France

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Beginning of the climb, Cabadur, France

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Artigues, France

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Near La Mongie, France

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Into the clouds, Col du Tourmalet, France

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Col du Tourmalet, France

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Camping at Col du Tourmalet, France

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Sunrise at Col du Tourmalet, France

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Toby and Bill searching for the best view at Col du Tourmalet, France

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Gendarmarie, Col du Tourmalet, France

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Thomas Voeckler narrowly beating Brice Feillu to reach Col du Tourmalet first, France

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Thomas Voeckler & Brice Feillu prepare to descend, Col du Tourmalet, France

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The peloton round the final hairpin before the top, Col du Tourmalet, France

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One of many riders broken by the Col du Tourmalet, France

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Packed and ready, Col du Tourmalet, France


Descent from Col du Tourmalet

Bilbao BBK Live 2012

The first thing to realise is Bilbao BBK Live is not a daytime festival with the first acts starting at 18:00 and continuing through the night until 08:00.
Bilbao has been hosting this 3 night music festival since 2006 with notable headline artists including Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Iron Maiden, R.E.M, Pearl Jam, Faith No More, Rammstein, and Coldplay over the years.
This year they brought together some 60 artists, the largest lineup in the festival’s history.

The Good

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Ben Howard

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The Cure

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Mumford & Sons

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We Are Augustines

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Radiohead

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Odna Vaga

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Garbage

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Sum 41

The Bad

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Four Tet

The Meh

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Snow Patrol

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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

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The Kooks

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Glasvegas

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Keane

San Sebastian to Bilbao

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2 days

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San Sebastian, Spain

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Getaria, Spain

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Deba, Spain


Skateboarding the Basque Country, Spain

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Ondarroa, Spain

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Mendexa, Spain

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Mundaka, Spain

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Bilbao, Spain

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Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

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Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

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Bilbao, Spain