Above Champéry plus Pas de Morgins
November 19th, 2012No-one does tiny, high-altitude paved roads like the Swiss.
Archive for the ‘Climbs’ Category
Ovronnaz and up to Lac de Fully
November 15th, 2012Ovronnaz is a little ski station in the Valais region of Switzerland that has featured recently in the Tour de Suisse. It’s a beautiful and steep 10 kilometre climb. Vineyards down low, south facing for plenty of sun on a cool November day, and dozens of amazing hairpins:
Col de la Madeleine – A Third Way Up
October 24th, 2012Col de la Madeleine is one of the very toughest climbs in France. Here’s a third, super tough, but less famous way up. Plus a fun detour.
La Croix de Cœur via La Tzoumaz
October 20th, 2012Whenever Verbier appears in a Tour de Suisse or Tour de France stage I predictably complain that the best part of the climb is above the village/finish.
Rescued on Col du Sanetsch …. and some snow
October 17th, 2012Sanetsch is one of the biggest, most beautiful climbs that you may not have heard of.
Col du Mont Noir via Les Gorges du Nan
October 15th, 2012Just south-west of Grenoble, the Vercors massif must be one of the most interesting places to cycle in France.
Mont Ventoux – All Three Sides
October 12th, 2012Woooohoooo. I’d had been feeling relatively fit, so I decided to try something a little crazy as the season winds down.
Col Hunting in the Haut Beaujolais
October 8th, 2012I like to consider myself a fairly good “Col Hunter.” But my friend Bastien is a true expert.
Chalets de Bise, Refuge d’Ubine, plus three Cols
October 1st, 2012I had never cycled the steep roads to Chalets de Bise and Refuge d’Ubine. And there is nothing better than doing a a couple of climbs for the first time and being pleasantly surprised.
Col du Joly
September 29th, 2012Col du Joly is a perfect example of the many challenging, beautiful and quiet climbs that cyclotourists bypass while riding the Route des Grandes Alpes.
