PAU, France (AP) It’s a shame that Tour de France riders will be too busy pedaling for a restaurant stop on Thursday.
Because in the Pyrenees, as they scale mountain climbs steep enough to make all of them hungry, they’ll be racing through the land of one of France’s heartiest stews.
With beans, vegetables and meats, garbure is so highly regarded that it even has its own world championship – ”La Garburade.” The event has been held every September since 1993 in the Pyrenean town of Oloron Sainte-Marie, southwest of Pau – the start of Thursday’s Stage 12.