We have discovered something new here this year on our cycling tours – Strava. Last year it was not mentioned at all, this year well its talked about nearly as much as Rapha gear, is it to expensive ? and the Lance Armstrong did he or did he not debate.  We tend to join in…

[flickr video=7767050712 show_info=true secret=3abec3f3ee w=500 h=375] Col de la Croix de Fer descent with yell a video by MoreThan21Bends on Flickr. Take a look (and listen) to this video to see how much fun our cycling holidays are.

Route des grandes Alpes Day 8, a set on Flickr. Day 8 started in Valberg before a quick descent and short climb up to the Col de la Couillole. An epic twisty descent followed before a coffee stop at the bottom of the Col St Martin. We were all at the hotel and in the…

Routes Des Grandes Alpes Day 7, a set on Flickr. Took us over the beautiful Col de la Cayolle and our first summit finish of the holiday the Col de Valberg

Route des Grandes Alpes Day 6, a set on Flickr. After Day 5 rest day in Briançon we took on the Col d’Izoard and the Col de Vars on a very hot sunny day.

Route des Grandes Alpes Day 4 Day 4 took us from our base at the bottom of the Col de l’Iseran over the Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier. The day finished in Briançon.

RoutedesGrandesAlpesDay2, a set on Flickr. Photos from Day 2 of the Route des Grandes Alpes over the Col des Aravis, Col des Saisies and the Cormet de Roselend

Day 1 of our Route des Grandes Alpes Tour took us over the Col du Grand Taillet, the Col de Gets and the Col de la Colombiere