Most riders don’t lose La Marmotte on the Alpe, they lose it in the first three hours. I know, because it happened to me in 2012. I went up the Glandon too fast, had no food on me, and queued at the feed station. Then I spent the valley chasing the next group. Three mistakes,…
Category: La Marmotte
The 2024 La Marmotte Cycling Sportive will take place on the 30th June 2024 If you are thinking of doing this epic event then we have a couple of apartments that are 200 metres from the event start that are available from the Friday before or for the entire week. 2 bedroom garden apartment with…
La marmotte 2014 has just left bourg d’oisans
It’s La marmotte sportive time here in Bourg d’Oisans. We welcomed 15 guests for the week. Unfortunately one did not turn up because of a last minute injury. Today we tackled alpe d’huez. We are already taking booking for La marmotte 2015
La Marmotte 2013, a set on Flickr. A whole load of photos of our guests from this years La Marmotte event. Photos from the start line , the bottom of Alpe d’Huez and the finishing line. Thinking of doing La Marmotte in 2014 but want to try it out first, check out our Tour of…
Photos from todays start of La Marmotte 2013 here in Bourg d’Oisans. If you are thinking of doing the 2014 La Marmotte then join us on one of our remaining Alpe d’Huez Tour of the Oisans holiday this year and try out all four of the major climbs over a 3 days period.
day before la marmotte, a photo by MoreThan21Bends on Flickr. Its the day before La Marmotte and we always do a flat(ish) light ride the day before the event. Today we rode out to the tiny village of Oz en Oisans for coffee and a good chat.
We have 3 La Marmotte 2013 entries available. All you need to do is find your own accommodation for the event ! Click on link below http://www.enjoyoisans.com/shop_details.asp?p=13
Due to a couple of cancellations we have a couple of La Marmotte 2013 accommodation packages with hotel accommodation in Alpe d’Huez. In addition Mosquito Bikes can bring your bike down to the event for you if required. More information on our La Marmotte 2013 package page.
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…