On my recent trip from our base in Bourg d’Oisans to Perth Australia to compete in the Cape to Cape Mountainbike race I had a 15 hour stop over in Dubai. A quick internet search suggested that cycling was best avoided in Dubai but that there was a purpose built cycling track, that happened to be…
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Great opportunity for a group or cycling club to enjoy a stay in Bourg d’Oisans. Sunday 6th July – Saturday 12th July Due to a couple of event dates we have a 6 night stay available at our amazing 6 bedroom house in Bourg d’Oisans. The house sleeps up to 12 guests in 4 twin…
So, it looks like we are going to be able to see two stages of the 2014 Tour de France from our base here in Bourg d’Oisans. The rumours are as follows. On the 18th July 2014 the stage will be finishing at the top of Chamrousse. This is a climb we frequently do from…
We hooked up with a German film crew on Tuesday to film a piece about Alpe d’Huez, Bourg d’Oisans and the Tour de France. Check out the video footage here. http://www.daserste.de/information/politik-weltgeschehen/morgenmagazin/berichte-und-interviews/moma-Reporter-Tour-de-France-100.html
It’s a misty start for the thousands of Tour fans heading up Alpe d’Huez for todays stage 18 of the Tour de France. As Bourg d’Oisans empties out and the bends of the climb fill up it’s an amazing atmosphere as we wait to see how Froome will handle the decent on the Col de…
At time of writing there is a major doubt as to whether the Giro d’Italia will be finishing on the Col du Galibier on Sunday. A culmination a heavier than normal snow fall over the winter, the time of year, and the fact that more snow is due to fall before Sunday has meant the…
We have been having some wonderfully mild weather in Bourg d’Oisans over Christmas and after the snowfall in December the skiing is pretty good too. We still have availability in some of our self catering properties over the coming months so why not come and enjoy some winter sunshine with us.
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.
Day 1 of our Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour took in the Col du Glandon and Col de la Croix de Fer. We have professional photographer Rupert Hartley staying with us for the week on the tour and he has been taking some great photos that will be used on our new website and also…