Stage 16

Finally I had a little time during business hours (while in a big enough town) to get a French SIM card for my phone, and then stopped by the tourist office to pick up a better area map. I've got about 15km to bike from Lourdes to meet the Tour route at Argeles-Gazost. I'll hopefully get there early enough to begin the ascent toward the Col d'Aubisque which is the last of 4 major climbs on the day. Luckily I've got a cheapo hotel room (basically a hostel but I get my own room) to leave the bulk of my stuff during the day.