Women’s professional cycling has really taken off recently with events like La Course and the Women’s Tour of Britain. Nevertheless, it can still be quite daunting heading up Alpe d’huez as the only girl in an all male tour group. I often find myself plagued with thoughts such as “Am I going to be the…
Category: Bourg d'Oisans
Photo courtesy of Camille McMillan
Alpe d’Huez needs little introduction, it is to cyclist what Monaco is too F1 fans, Wembley is to English football (soccer) fans or Lords it to cricketers. The only difference is, and this is the great thing about cycling, it’s totally accessible to anyone with a bike and a bit of fitness. The climb starts…
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New Zealand Cycling Day 21 Akaroa to Christchurch, a set on Flickr. On probably the hottest day of my stay my final day riding here in New Zealand and I took the (slightly) easier return route from Akaroa to Christchurch. Before I set off in earnest I stopped for some poached eggs and toast in…
Cambrils Cycling COsta Dorada, a set on Flickr. In October I was invited over to Cambrils Spain to experience riding in the Costa Dorada and to be used as an “extra” in the photoshoot for the Spanish Pedalier magazine. Its been a good year for us in the media – with an article in Cyclist…
We have been looking through some of the photos from this season and have picked out some of our favourites. It has been an amazing year, from the snow that thwarted the completion of the route for Phil and Rob Penn in Cyclist magazine and a snow bound Galibier for the Giro, a Scottish incurrence in June, some inspiring…
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
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…
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…