The route to the Galibier from Bourg d Oisans re-opened on the 24 November, on the completion of a route de secours (relief road). This new 5.3km road consisting of parts of an existing forest track and new construction on the left bank of the lake, restores the route and communications vital for the…
Category: Col du Lautaret
scots tour of oisans day 6, a set on Flickr. Its opened a few weeks later than normal and you can see why with the amount of snow that is still up there.
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 !
Late September is great here in the Oisans and we invited a couple of More Than 21 Bends friends over for some end of season cycling. We set off at 8:20 to ride La Marmotte route backwards with a slight little twist. First off was the Col du Lautaret and Col du Galibier followed by…
Marmotte Big Col Tour Day 2 and 3 20120619, a set on Flickr. We have just completed our 2 days supported cycling holiday covering the La Marmotte Route. Day 1 covers the Col du Glandon and the Col du Telegraphe with an overnight stay in Valloire. Day 2 covers the Col du Galibier and Alpe…
Day 6 of the Kraft Foods Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour started in Molines en Queyras with a short decent off the Col d’Agnel to the bottom of the Col d’Izoard. After the Col d’Izoard we headed over the Col du Lautaret and then up to the mighty Col du Galibier. Once at the top…
Photos from Day 2 of the Kraft Foods Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour covering Alpe d’Huez, Col de Sarenne and the Col de Lautaret.
Last day of our Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour took us from our overnight base in Molines en Queyras back to our base in Bourg d’Oisans via the Col d’Izoard, Col du Lautaret and finally the Col du Galibier.
Todays ride from our base in Bourg d’Oisans started with the famous 21 bends of Alpe d’Huez before heading over the Col de Sarenne to the base of the Col du Lautaret. The 30km ascent of the Col du Lautaret was tough but once at the top it was a 28KM descent to our overnight…
Busy couple of days here for us getting our 7 guests over to Modane for the start of the 2011 Modane to Alpe d’Huez Etape du Tour. We started with a trip over the Col du Galibier on the Sunday so that everyone could get there entries. We set everyone off at the Col du…