When I revealed that my annual “boys’ weekend” bike trip would take place in October in the Pyrenees, the reaction at work was mild consternation. In the rugby heartland of southwest France, the terrain is rugged and the weather fickle. But what really messes with the mind is the length and severity of the road climbs. This is Tour de France territory, where grown men have been reduced to tears.
當我宣佈我的年度「男生週末」自行車之旅將會於10月在比利牛斯山進行的時候，我的同事們多少還是被驚到了。這個位於法國西南部的橄欖球運動的心臟地區，地勢崎嶇，天氣變化無常。但真正考驗人的還是路線之長以及爬坡路段之嚴峻。這也是讓多少大老爺們苦不堪言的環法自由車賽路線的一部分。
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