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OK - so you want snow!
Hi Pat,
OK, if we meet at Pete's caff and then follow the C13 all the way up to the Port de Bonaigue - that's beyond Esterri d'Aneu - you'll almost certainly drive through lots of dazzling snow. Furthermore, they tell you all the way back at La Pobla de Segur* whether you need snow chains of or not - so let's have your anecdotes about riding with them fitted - ha ha  -
Slightly more seriously - we could do this, leave Spain at the Val d'Aran and then run along the north slopes in France and come back into Spain at Puigcerda, going via St Girons and Foix. But it's going to be a long, hard ride and I think, very seriously for once, that the weather would have to be absolutely perfect for safetty, especially as we have to be in the big bad cities in time for beddy-byes and - worse perhaps - Monday morning!
OK, let's wait and see!
Cheers
Simon
* otherwise from there we'd cross the Col de Perves (please don't we've heard it all before!) and go to the Val d'Aran via the Vielha tunnel - which is pretty boring and VERYcold!
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Give me sunshine...
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Sounds a very do-able route, but I would prefer waiting until after the melt. Perhaps we can peg that for sometime in May?
Been checking out the map for your original route - and I think that looks really good. I've done some of it by car (when heading to Port de Compte skiing) and done some by bike (when I went to Manresa area for a ride and got lost, basically).
Not sure how long it will take me to get to Camarasa (I guess that will depend on the time I get up - lol) - but a late breakfast to start the day sounds like a plan.
Still easy on whether we do this sat or sun.
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Hi from Andorra guys,
I would love to share this road day with you, but this month I will be over-occupated between my work and my Turkey trip preparing for April !
But wathever, if you ever come in Andorra maybe we could share some  s ?
Also, the road from Tremp - Vielha - Saint-Girons - Puigcerda is, how to say it, just incredible.
I did it 2 times, last time this summer, and I will repeat for sure
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Hi Pat and Cocozz,
OK, so we'll leave the snow riding to the advance class
Let's leave the day until nearer the time, it's pretty much all the same to me, but you know now, if you didn't before, what the weather is like here in March!
It takes about an hour and a half to get to Camarasa from the airport: take the A2 (NB NOT the AP2!) towards Lleida but turn off after T
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On for SDaturday March 27th?
Hi Goys and Gals - and Barcelona Pat!
The weather forecast for the weekend here is looking great (NB that's the long range, however!). I have to be somewhere else on Sunday though, so how about we go for the meet on Saturday?
I'll be returning to Tremp rather than Tarragona as I had originally thought, so the route planning can be more up for grabs. Nor will I be heavily laden, but I now have my knobbly tyres fitted so scratching will have to be to a minimum!
Simon
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Sat March 27th it is
Hi Simon
Just got back from a very busy trip - and looking forward to getting some wind through my hair (well visor anyway!).
Saturday looks good - and I'll aim to get to Can Pere in Camarasa (just north of Lleida in Catalonia in case others are interested) between 10:00 and 10:30 in the am for a quick bite, chat and off...
Anyone else interested in a sociable day's ride, feel free to meet up.
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Nice one Pat, see you on Saturday as planned!
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