stage 5 serre chavalier to pra loup

Again we started with a neutral rollout of about 10 km, then we started the climb of Col DIzoard, site of numerous tour de france climbs.  Again it was a matter of putting the bike in low gear and pedalling hard for over an hour.  The second climb was col d Var.  On one of the descents (I am not sure which one) we passed through wonderful gorges, with massive cliffs on both sides and a mountain stream flowing next to the road.  I joined up with several other riders and we rode as a group of 8 through the valley which makes aall of us go faster.  Then a final climb up to the ski resort of Pra Loup.  My powertap is finally working and  showed that I burned 3800 calories for the day.