We are pleased to announce that we have now added our popular maps , photos and t shirts from our range of items that we sell at Cycling Tube Maps. For all our subscribers there is a special 5% discount until the end of the year. Please use code “mt21b”. In addition if you have…
We are now taking enquiries and bookings for our custom cycle tours for September 2022 and beyond. Whether you want to ride the Routes des Grandes Alpes self supported with luggage transfers at your own pace, or you want to create something more bespoke based on one of our other tours like our More Than…
Cycle Alpe d’Huez, Col de la Madeleine , Galibier and more in our original 1 week cycling tour that started it all for us way back in 2008 We are keeping it fairly local for 2022 so we have set aside a couple of week long dates where you can come and ride the best…
This is one for the experienced cyclist who is looking for a real challenge. Cycle the complete 2023 Tour de France route over 4 weeks a week before the pros with More Than 21 Bends from Bilbao in Spain to Paris in France and tackling along the way the Pyrènes and the Alps Tour dates…
Our 2 bedroom holiday apartment – Le Cerisier – in the centre of Bourg d’Oisans currently has availability for the following summer 2022 cycling events in Bourg d’Oisans. La Marmotte Alps Cycle sportive. You really can’t be that much closer to the start line with this property with it being only 100 metres away. The…
Here is our occasionally look at some of the climbs in and around the Alpe d’Huez region of Alpe d’Huez. First off we are going to start with the Col du Galibier Needs little introduction and is up there with the like of Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux as a must do climb. You can…
If you are worried about the ups or have a friend or partner who is a bit worried about making it to the top of Alpe d’Huez or the mighty Col du Galibier but would like to come à long then an e-bike could be the perfect solution to ease their fears. You can enjoy…
Its been a while but after what seems like a lifetime the 2022 Tour de France will be finishing on Alpe d’Huez on the 14th July and starting again the next day in Bourg d’Oisans affectively giving you the potential of 2 days of watching the race from our base in Bourg d’Oisans. For the…
We are pleased to announce that through our sister company Cycling Tube Maps we have just had a redesign and restock of our Climbs of the Oisans Cycling Map and also the iconic Paul Calver’s classic black and white photo of Alpe d’Huez that he took while staying with us in 2012. Both are exclusively…
Back in our second lockdown here in France we are taking the opportunity to reflect on the 2020 season and plan for 2021. Like most tourism based companies the COVID-19 outbreak had a devastating effect on our summer season, with most of our guests coming from the UK, Australia and the Americas unable to travel.…