July 10: The best of the south-west

Published: 30 June 2017, 12:09

After a rest day, the Tour caravan wends its way through Perigord and Dordogne into Lot-et-Garonne, and a finish in Bergerac, before heading south to Pau, the capital of the Bearn, gateway to the Pyrenees and third most visited city in the history of the Tour. The city's highlights include the stunning vistas from the Boulevard des Pyrenees and the very grand Chateau de Pau...

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