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…
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We are pleased to announce that Cyclist Magazine will be releasing an article on Gravel Bike riding in the Alpe d’Huez region at the end of April 2016 initially in the UK edition. We will be running our first ever Gravel Bike cycling holiday to tie in with the article in August 2016 Over 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…
Mont Ventoux October 2015 Alpe d′Huez, Galibier and Mont Ventoux We are running two Ventoux tours this year to celebrate the inclusion of the climb in the 2016 Tour de France 10th June 2016 to 18th June 2016 – 599GBP per person 27th August to 3rd September 2016 – 599GBP per person The tour is…
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
2014 was a bumper year for us both from a business point of view and from a cycling point of view. Our bike shop in Bourg d’Oisans has gone from strength to strength with more customers than ever before hiring more bikes and buying more merchandise. The cycle tour and self catered business has also…
7 nights stay on a bed and breakfast shared room basis in Bourg d Oisans with supported rides Tour de France Cycle Tour Itinerary Sunday 19th July – Arrive in Bourg d’Oisans from 4PM Monday 20th July – The first ride of the week will take in the Secret cols from Cyclist Magazine and the…
Alpe d’Huez will be appearing for the first time as the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2015 on the 25th July 2015. This is sure to be the showdown that will decide the winner of the Tour de France. The short but punchy stage tacking the Col du Telegraphe Col du Galibier and finishing…
We recently featured in Cyclist Magazine big ride guide Alpe d’huez. The article originally featured in cyclist magazine in September 2013 and has this summer been published in German and English and probably a few other languages that we don’t know of
Alpe d’Huez needs little introduction, it is to cyclist what Monaco is too F1 fans, Wembley is to English football (soccer) fans or Lords it to cricketers. The only difference is, and this is the great thing about cycling, it’s totally accessible to anyone with a bike and a bit of fitness. The climb starts…