Cycle Alpe d’Huez, Col de la Madeleine , Galibier and more in our original 1 week cycling tour that started it all for us way back in 2008 We are keeping it fairly local for 2022 so we have set aside a couple of week long dates where you can come and ride the best…
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As we advised previously, in April the Tunnel du Chambon was closed as cracks had appeared in the tunnel walls. It was thought repair was possible and initial reopening dates were provided for mid July. This resulted in the re-route of La Marmotte at the beginning of July, but it was thought that the tunnel would…
Huge day out in the mountains today on our Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour 2011. Today we rode back into France via the Col d’Agnel – probably the toughest climb I have ever done reaching 15% in places over its 55KM climb. Its the highest point of the Tour at over 2700 metres above sea…