Col de Tréchauffe, Col du Grand Taillet and Col de Corbier
By Will • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, CyclingI bumped into a Chamoix - sort of a deer. Note the perfectly heart-shaped bum. Happy Valentine’s day.
Posts Tagged ‘alps’
Col de la Croix Fry - Video
By Will • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: CyclingOK,
I have a new toy. Here is my second attempt at a Video of yesterday’s ride.
Col de la Croix Fry via Col de Plan Bois
By Will • Feb 12th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, CyclingNow this is an amazing route!
A couple of kilometres from Thones is a turn up a very steep, quiet road to the little-known Col de Plan Bois (not in my cycling bible).
Lake Annecy Loop via Col de l’Epine
By Will • Feb 10th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, CyclingBeautiful day. Martin and I did a big loop around Lake Annecy via Col de l’Epine, Col du Marais and Col de Bluffy.
Lost Boys 2008 Tour d’Enfer - Day 5 Preview
By Will • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: 2008 Tour d'Enfer, CyclingDay five’s challenge will be the biggest vertical ascent climb in France.
Vallée Verte Five Col Loop
By Will • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, CyclingNo matter how much you cycle in the Alps, there are always new climbs to explore. Today’s ride took me past 5 Cols, only one of which i knew (and four that were not in my cycling bible).
Today was a good example of a […]
Col des Glieres - West Side
By Will • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, SnowThat funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance.
Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.
Lost Boys 2008 Tour d’Enfer - Day 4 Preview
By Will • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: 2008 Tour d'Enfer, CyclingDay Four of the Tour d’Enfer will see the Tour de France go by us. This preview suggests a few ways to watch.
2008 Tour de France Preview Stage 17 - Galibier and Alpe d’Huez
By Will • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Cycling, ReviewsAs the last big mountain day, this stage could decide the entire race.
Col des Prés
By Will • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, SnowPré means meadow in French - so Col des Prés clumsily translated means “mountain pass of the meadows.”
