CYCLING FRANCE : DONE RIGHT SINCE 2008
Join an exhilarating 5-day cycling adventure through the French Alps in the film “Croi / More Than 21 Bends.” Experience iconic climbs like Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez, and support the Croí Heart and Stroke Foundation. Witness breathtaking landscapes, camaraderie, and the thrill of pushing physical limits for a great cause.
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…
The 2023 La Marmotte Cycling Sportive has been brought forward by a week next year and will take place on the 25th June 2023. If you are thinking of doing the event we have a couple of apartments that are 200 metres from the event start that are available from the Friday before. 2 bedroom…
I cannot recommend ‘More than 21 Bends‘ enough. I have just returned from a week in their care, guiding me around the cols and climbs of the Alpe d’Huez region, and I am already scrutinising their website for the next trip! Fantastic routes, fantastic accommodation and fantastic customer care. Superb local knowledge and expert cycling…
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…
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…
At More Than 21 Bends our aim is to provide customers with unforgettable holidays when cycling with us in the majestic French Alps. Testament to this we are thrilled to feature for the third time in the latest edition of NZ Road Cyclist magazine. The article follows the adventures and tour highlights of four “getting on…
We recently had the BBC stay with to film and ride Alpe d’Huez on our PROMPT D211 hire road bikes. They have made a couple of documentaries that we have embedded on our Alpe d’Huez page
As we advised previously, in April the Tunnel du Chambon was closed as cracks had appeared in the tunnel walls. It was thought repair was possible and initial reopening dates were provided for mid July. This resulted in the re-route of La Marmotte at the beginning of July, but it was thought that the tunnel would…