Sentence examples for over the cols from inspiring English sources

We would travel the haute route that leads over the cols and glaciers from Chamonix in France to Zermatt in Switzerland.

That came home again on Thursday when we went over the Col de Peyresourde.

"Just imagine that you're Bradley Wiggins trying to get over the Col du Galibier.

Wednesday's leg through the Massif Central and Friday's stage over the Col d'Aspin amount to the amuse-bouche and the starter before the main course begins on Saturday over four cols to the town of Luchon.

However another was swiftly put in its place when the route from Modane to Alpe d'Huez was diverted over the Col de la Croix de Fer.

For Wiggins, it was probably the most stressful moment of his Tour so far, more so than the stage through the Jura over the Col de la Croix.

I did a perfect ride over the Col d'Aubisque and afterwards I was strong on the flat and then I also did a good tactical race today".

The last time the Tour visited this ski resort was during the 1998 "Tour de Farce", when the now disgraced Italian climber Marco Pantani won the race after an epic escape over the Col du Galibier.

Hopes will stay alive until well into next week but the riders having a bad day in 30C (86F) heat over the Col du Tourmalet were mostly the same ones as the day before.

It did not occur to me that we were going right to the top until we were almost there, and then we were over the col, stumbling down out of the wind on the northern side of the ridge.

But he had also had stomach problems during the preceding days - his mechanic, Harry Hall, had been required to clean the evidence of diarrhoea off Simpson's bike after the stage over the Col du Galibier two days earlier - and by rights he should not have been riding at all.