For decades, cyclists have been told there are 21 bends on Alpe d’Huez. It’s the legend. The myth. The badge of honour. But after riding the climb myself — and filming every turn — I realised something surprising: There are More Than 21 Bends. More than most people think. My latest video breaks it all…
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Day 1 of the Alpe d’Huez cycling tour involved a challenging 92KM ride, covering Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Glandon, and Col du Mollard, with over 2000 meters of vertical climbing, starting from Bourg d’Oisans and finishing in St Etienne de Cuines.
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…
Phil rode Alpe d’Huez for the first time this year and captured this great photo from bend 9 of the bends, Bourg d’Oisans and the mountains in the background. View this post on Instagram If you are considering a stay in 2017 please check out some of these links below Alpe d’Huez cycle Tours Self…
If any of you are planning a ski visit to Alpe d Huez soon you may be a little disappointed, with no snow since one day in November the only snow is cannoned and pisted in white strips across empty fields. All is not lost though, it means we are still out on our bikes…
01 October 2016 to 07 October 2016 Overview Tour Itinerary Saturday – Arrive from 4PM Sunday – Alpe d’Huez and the Col de Sarenne plus a little hidden extra (80KM taking in part of the 2014 Tour de France) Monday – Bourg d’Oisans to Briançon over the Col du Lautaret and a detour to the…
13 June 2015 to 20 June 2015 Ride Alpe d′Huez, Mont Ventoux and Col du Galibier and more Alpe d′Huez Galibier and Mont Ventoux Arrive in Bourg d′Oisans for the first night (pick up 2PM from Grenoble Station) Day 1 Ride La Berarde Day 2 Ride Col du Glandon and the Col de la Croix…
We have a few spaces left on our Giro d’Italia Cycling Tour at the end of May 2015. Stay with us and watch and ride the penultimate stage of the 2015 Giro d’Italia as it climbs the Colle di Sestriere on the 30th May. What’s more we are offering free Ultegra Carbon bike hire on new…
“If you can’t climb, you may as well quit the framebuilding business and get a job as a beautician” – Ricky Feather -August 2014. The latest issue of Cycling Plus Magazine (March 2015) is out now and we are in it ! In August 2014 we invited custom framebuilders Ricky Feather , Jack Rusby, James Craddock…