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Col du Galibier is Closed?

By • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Favorites

Any second now Col du Galibier will be closed for 7 or 8 months.

An alpine heat wave and Eric noticed that Galibier was still open up until the tunnel and just perhaps we could get higher. So why not?

A perfect day on the biggest climb in France – top to bottom – more than 2000 metres uphill – including Col du Télégraphe. 35 kms long (including a 4km descent) starting in St-Michel-de-Maurienne.

Paradise on a bike:

Col du Galibier Col du Galibier Top of Galibier Top of Galibier Galibier "closed" above the Tunnel Col du Télégraphe

Cycling Col du Galibier

The Col in sight:

Col du Galibier above

Col du Galibier

Yep, pretty pleased:

Galibier

As always, thanks to my much stronger cycling partner Eric for taking some great pics.

Top of Galibier


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9 Responses »

  1. EricEric on October 28th, 2009 at 2:03 pm:

    Great Moo production Mr Movieproducer! Really shows the fun we had riding Galibier in the snow.

  2. EricEric on October 28th, 2009 at 2:14 pm:

    Sorry, I meant Mr MOOvieproducer :-)

  3. BastienBastien on October 28th, 2009 at 3:10 pm:

    Belle aventure ! Je fais parti des envieux :)

  4. PhilippeFPhilippeF on October 28th, 2009 at 9:44 pm:

    Vous allez rendre jaloux les cyclistes du monde entier !

    la vidéo est excellente, bravo à toute l’équipe (cameraman, acteur, producteur, etc etc)

  5. Skewers JnrSkewers Jnr on November 1st, 2009 at 2:10 pm:

    Hey Will, great blogsite – since i have stumbled across it, i have been checking it daily – so much info on here it is great!!! I will be coming over next July with a few mates from Australia and will definitely look to go on some of the rides you have described. Keep up the good work on the site.

  6. Paul TuohyPaul Tuohy on November 18th, 2009 at 7:32 pm:

    My fav vid ! Great shots.

    Just how low was that gear! looked like 32 X 32 to me. Come on – own up! Secondly – what critera do you use in deciding if its the road bike with drop handlebars – or the hibrid bike? Cheers.

    Paul

  7. WillWill on November 18th, 2009 at 7:46 pm:

    Hi Paul,

    Yes, I have a BIG ring on the back of my hybrid – I am not proud. :) I certainly didn’t climb fast this day and was pretty tired by the time we got to the ice.

    Criteria for bike choice? If I expect snow/ice/unpaved roads it’s the hybrid. I knew there would be some snow this day.

    cheers

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