We set off from Bourg d’Oisans today for the first leg of the 2011 More Than Etape du Tour Week. The first day took in the Col du Lautaret and the Col du Galibier before descending to Briançon for an overnight stay. Each year we choose at least one stage of the Tour de France nearest…
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Our last evening on our Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux and our good friends at the hotel we used produced this fantastic cake for us ! rav
Todays ride took in part of the coastal road (Ruta Turistica) to Almunecar before turning off right at about the half way point to the small village of Jayena just before the Sierra de Almijara. The 115km route (it would have been about 105km I took a wrong turning on the way back and ended at a…
Todays ride took me into Granada city centre from my base in Monachil before exiting it again to cycle up towards the town of Guejar Sierra. The town is nestled on the side of a mountain overlooking a massive lake. I cycled through the town centre to find a super steep short climb exiting and…
Great news for us in that our Alpe d’Huez to Italy point to point tour in that we will be covering all of the following climbs that feature in the 2011 Tour de France. Alpe d’Huez Col du Galibier (both ways as per the Tour) Col du Telegraphe Col du Lautaret Col d’Izoard Col de…
We have just taken delivery of our new prototype More Than 21 Bends Cycling Jersey. These will be available free to anyone who books a More Than 21 Bends holiday before 1st March 2011.