We get to spend some great days on the bike with our customers. Tuesday was no different when we fulfilled Dan’s birthday wish to cycle (on a PROMPT D211 road bike) Alpe d’Huez on his birthday. I hooked up with him on Strava only to find that he has ridden 4000km more than me this…
marmotte short week day 2 sept 2013, a set on Flickr. Temperatures hit 18C on the Galibier today. It could not have been any different to last week where the temperature fell to just 3 degrees. What a difference a week makes
So, it looks like we are going to be able to see two stages of the 2014 Tour de France from our base here in Bourg d’Oisans. The rumours are as follows. On the 18th July 2014 the stage will be finishing at the top of Chamrousse. This is a climb we frequently do from…
Tour of Oisans Sept Wk 1 Alpe d’Huez, a set on Flickr. Todays September Tour of the Oisans started with rain but 5 out of our 7 guests decided to brave the rain and tackle Alpe d’Huez. By the time everybody had arrived at the top the heavens had opened. With spare clothes in the…
Col de l’Echelle, a set on Flickr. A new Col for us last week as we tackled the Col de l’Echelle just outside Briancon on the Italian border. The climb takes you from France into Italy on the descent. After some decent Italian coffee we tacked an alternative route of the Setriere before the Montgenevre…
We have had a great 10 days with Chris from New Zealand Road Cyclist Magazine who joined us on our Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour and then stayed for a few extra days to do some photo shooting and rides in the Oisans area. Chris will be writing an article for the magazine (due out…
huez to italy day 2, a set on Flickr. The weather turned from sunshine to rain and back to sunshine today as we tackled the long climb up to the Col du Lautaret and then the Col du Galibier. For once the Col du Galibier was warmer than the Col du Lautaret. After a brief…
We are pleased to confirm the announcement of the dates for the 2014 Alpe d Huez Triathlon. The dates for next years event are 27 31 July 2014. This year s event was an enormous success and incorporated a duathlon, timed ascent of Alpe d Huez, a kids triathlon and both the long and short…
Cyclist Magazine, a set on Flickr. Paul Calver sent us through some more photos of the secret Alps photo shoot that appeared in the Sept 2013 edition of Cyclist Magazine. The photos takes in all of the Traverse d’Oisans route. You can buy limited edition prints of his photos online
We are now taking bookings for our ever popular Alpe d’Huez, Mont Ventoux and Galibier cycling holiday. The week long stay takes in 4 days of riding in the Oisans including Alpe d’Huez, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe and the Col du Galibier. Halfway through the week we…