scots tour of the oisans day 3, a set on Flickr. Day 3 photos on another hot day in the Oisans on the Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Glandon
Tag: Col de la Croix de Fer
Giro d’italia day 4, a set on Flickr. We finally got to see the Giro d’Italia today in Modane just near the base of Col du Telegraphe. We even managad to get a happy birthday message chalked out on the road for Mark Cavendish. Not sure he saw it though! The big climb of the…
Despite the vast amounts of snow we have had the local authorities have managed to cut through the snow to allow access to the Col de la Croix de Fer. Our cycling group came over from the north side after watching the Giro d’Italia pass Modane as part of our Giro d’Italia weekend. The Col…
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…
Late September is great here in the Oisans and we invited a couple of More Than 21 Bends friends over for some end of season cycling. We set off at 8:20 to ride La Marmotte route backwards with a slight little twist. First off was the Col du Lautaret and Col du Galibier followed by…
[flickr video=7767050712 show_info=true secret=3abec3f3ee w=500 h=375] Col de la Croix de Fer descent with yell a video by MoreThan21Bends on Flickr. Take a look (and listen) to this video to see how much fun our cycling holidays are.
Day 2 of our Tour de France week based in Bourg d’Oisans took in the Col du Glandon , Col de la Croix der Fer and the Col du Mollard . There was a great atmosphere on the side of the road up the Col du Glandon with the campervans parked ready for the Tour de France on Thursday
Its not often you get to bag a new col in November in the Alps but yesterday I completed for the first time the Col du Mollard just over the top of the Col de la Croix de Fer. Both of these climbs feature in stage 11 of the 2012 Tour de France and I took…
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…