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In July 2011, the Tour de France passed through the volcanic region of the Auvergne in Central France.
Stage 8 of the Tour de France finished in the ski resort of Super Besse. Mark watched the stage finish then the following day retraced the route by bike, taking in some of the local ‘cols’, the highest being the 2nd category climb of the ‘Col de Croix St Robert’ at 1451m.