Maison de Republique We are pleased to announce that we now have a new house available in Bourg d’Oisans for your self supported cycling holiday. This lovely old house is being brought back to life in the centre of Bourg d’Oisans. For the summer 2013 the house will have 4 bedrooms ready and waiting to…
My old cycling club came for a week of riding last week and I set them the challenge of getting the King of the Mountain on Oulles. Ian duly took up the challenge and posted the fastest time. This was despite riding Alpe d’Huez in a new PB and then traversing over the Col de…
Giro d’italia day 4, a set on Flickr. We finally got to see the Giro d’Italia today in Modane just near the base of Col du Telegraphe. We even managad to get a happy birthday message chalked out on the road for Mark Cavendish. Not sure he saw it though! The big climb of the…
Giro d’Italia Day 3 , a set on Flickr. Finally the sun was out. Today we climbed the Col de Montgenevre into Italy before descending down to the Col de Mont Cenis. The Giro tackled this both ways this year and was a real challenge for all our 8 guests.
giro d’italia day 2, a set on Flickr. This was meant to be the day that we caught the Giro d’Italia on the finish of the Col du Galibier. Unfortunately the weather had other ideas !
giro d’italia day 1, a set on Flickr. Day 1 of our Giro d’Italia Weekend tour took us up Alpe d’Huez. Then the rain really came down…..
Despite the vast amounts of snow we have had the local authorities have managed to cut through the snow to allow access to the Col de la Croix de Fer. Our cycling group came over from the north side after watching the Giro d’Italia pass Modane as part of our Giro d’Italia weekend. The Col…
At time of writing there is a major doubt as to whether the Giro d’Italia will be finishing on the Col du Galibier on Sunday. A culmination a heavier than normal snow fall over the winter, the time of year, and the fact that more snow is due to fall before Sunday has meant the…
Due to a couple of cancellations we have a couple of La Marmotte 2013 accommodation packages with hotel accommodation in Alpe d’Huez. In addition Mosquito Bikes can bring your bike down to the event for you if required. More information on our La Marmotte 2013 package page.
Bourg d’Oisans not just about cycling. Next weekend we have the French National Championships for woodcarving with a chainsaw. The best in France will be here to carve up the wood into all different forms of animals.