Our summer 2022 season is now over and we are pleased to announce that business was good for us after a few years of disruption casued by the COVID 19 pandemic. Bourg d’Oisans and Alpe d’Huez welcomed the Tour de France in 2022 and it was particularly pleasing to see Tom Pidcock win on Alpe…
Tag: Alpe d’Huez Cycling Tours
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…
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…
5 days of supported Gravel bike riding in the Oisans area on a Bed and Breakfast basis in shared rooms. Saturday – Arrive in Bourg d’Oisans from 4PM Sunday – The first day in the area will see us riding the valley gravel roads in the shadow of the mighty Alpe d’Huez – 60 KM…
We recently had Max from Strava staying with us to write a blog regarding some hidden segments in the Oisans near Alpe d’Huez You can read the full Strava blog here http://blog.strava.com/eight-unknown-segments-around-alpe-dhuez-8670/ We have a selection of photos from the few days here https://www.flickr.com/photos/morethan21bends/sets/72157646409731552/
We try and get a photo at the start of our Cycling Tour week. Here are a selection of them from this year. Each year we take group bookings, singles and couples. Our cycling season starts in March in Andalucia before transferring back to our main base in Bourg d’Oisans between the end of April until Mid…
After our overnight stay in Briançon the Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour tackled the Col de Montgenevre into Italy and then the Col di Sestriere before the 50km descent to our base for a couple of days in Pinerolo.
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.
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…