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 [...]
66.3 kms Doreen and I are in beautiful Burgundy for the weekend. We put back-packs on and left Beaune to spend the night in Dijon. Today’s ride went along a quiet road through a narrow forested valley before approaching a tough climb then a descent to the Canal of Burgundy. The last 20 kilometers was [...]
35.6 km We stayed in a beautiful little castle (part 7th but mainly 11th century!) in Provence and did a short ride to the beautiful town of Fontain du Vaucluse on Saturday. We had driven south to attempt Mont Ventoux on Sunday. Unfortunately, minor food poisoning meant a long drive home without success. Total distance [...]
STATS: 31.6kms; 1,650 metres ascent Start: Rochetaillée Top: 2,067 metres Last Climbed: July 2006 Col de la Croix Fer is a beautiful climb that first appeared in the tour de France in 1947 when the organizers wanted to add a little difficulty to a stage befor climbing Cold du Galibier via Télégraphe It has [...]
59.9km Saturday, Doreen and I climbed the most famous climb in biking – Alpe d’Huez (in the French Alps). Amazing! And KUDO’s to Doreen for successfully climbing this giant. This climb has featured in so many epic races in the Tour de France and people travel from all over the world for the honour to [...]
