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hector wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:57 am Not a clue... but it is playing merry hell with my vertigo.............
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Tour de France stage? ...
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faaip wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:10 am Tour de France stage? ...
Yes, probably one of the most famous ones.
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I can't remember what it's called without google...
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Now if I could tag Velotrax he'd be able to tell us I reckon
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faaip wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:20 am Now if I could tag Velotrax he'd be able to tell us I reckon
Yes, I bet Velo has been up/down there.

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I'd do it on a motorcycle ...not as severe but there's a similar set of hairpins coming down out of the Atherton Tablelands in Australia...magnificent views all the way down
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Alpe d’Heuz, France - probably the most famous mountain climb stage in cycling, let alone the Tour de France
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I googled it, it's called the Col du Chaussy
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faaip wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:18 pm I googled it, it's called the Col du Chaussy
Faaip, if there was a golden star bonus point on offer it would be winging itself your way :tup:
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What for being able to google ... maybe a plastic star
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Century Link in Seattle, used to be called Qwest Field..Think it's called something else now
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Was seahawks stadium I think.
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faaip wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:23 pm Century Link in Seattle, used to be called Qwest Field..Think it's called something else now
:tup: Faaip/MJ home of the Seattle Seahawks, now called Lumen Field.

Looks like a tremendous stadium, with the vista of the city skyline framed at the one end
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Still got the builders in, although now finished and in use
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It's the Allegiant in Vegas, aka the Death Star with it's black hole at one end ...way too easy
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faaip wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:20 pm It's the Allegiant in Vegas, aka the Death Star with it's black hole at one end ...way too easy
For you, yes :roll: ......it was difficult to find a finished image without the Allegiant name or Raiders being clearly evident.
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Olympic Lyonais stadia Lyon.??
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