Col du Tourmalet is one of the most famous climbs in cycling and the highest cycling Col in the Pyrénées. Today was just a dream day on the bike.
It’s tough to say much about Alpe d’huez that hasn’t been said a hundred times before. But I will say that October is a fantastic time.
Are you looking for a challenging cycle touring route in the Alps that visits some of the most famous Tour de France climbs?
Doreen and I have successfully “slain the dragon” by cycling across the length of Wales.
Here are a few photos from my recent Alsace trip.
Here’s a Map of the 5 routes and all the Cols from my July 2007 Trip in the Vosges.
Links to Ride details:
Day 1 - 173 km Cyclosportif
Day 2 - Haute Koenigsborg
Day 3 - Col de Freland
Day 4 - Col Hunting in the Rain
Day 5 - Ballon d’Alsace
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I am in Alsace, France meeting up with several Americans and a Canadian for some cycling in the Vosges mountains. All very nice guys - ranging from good to VERY strong cyclists.
Sunday – to “warm-up” - we rode in the Col des Vosgiens cyclosportif. The route was 173 kms and well over [...]
Although I bike a lot, until today I had never cycled 100 kms - a century. Today I not only rode a metric century but an imperial century as well.
Today Martin and I rode in the annual cyclo tour of Lake Geneva (a 176 kilometres around the lake - starting in Lausanne). [...]
What a trip. Our most ambitious cycling vacation ever. Our first visit to the Southern French Alps. Eight big climbs in 8 days. Every one a legendary Tour de France route. Hard work but really fun. it was a dream of mine to climb Bonette (the highest road in Europe) and Izoard [...]
65.3 kms
The return trip to Beaune follows the famous wine route and passes many of the most famous Burgundy vineyards. Overcast skies but the weather held. Another super route.
We of course got an early start so we could rush home and see Lance Armstrong win his 7th Tour de France.
Total distance 5,877 km
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