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Col des Aravis, Col des Saisies, Signal de Bisanne

By • Jun 27th, 2012 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

Sunday was car-free day @ Col des Aravis. Best part of the climb? The cheese tasting a kilometre from the col.


Col de la Croix Fry and Col des Aravis

By • Feb 12th, 2011 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

Probably my favourite winter Alps climb.


Col des Aravis and above to Col de l’Arpettaz

By • Jul 28th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

At Col des Aravis begins a terrific farm track all the way to Col de l’Arpettaz roughly 15 kms away. This was the highlight of the ride.


2010 Tour de France – Stage 9 Preview

By • Jul 12th, 2010 • Category: Cycling, Tour de France

If the finish was closer to the top of a mountain, and there wasn’t Tourmalet next week, this might be called the Queen stage of the 2010 Tour.


Col des Annes (plus three more)

By • May 30th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

Col des Annes is a little know, beautiful, and very steep cycling climb starting from Le Grand Bornand.


Tour d’Enfer Day 2 – Three Climbs

By • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: 2008 Tour d'Enfer, Climbs, Cycling

Day 2 – after the hail, the weather has cleared. Today we cycled Col des Aravis, Col des Saisies, and Cormet de Roselend. I rode mainly with Scott and Tim – great company. Bike route 287855 – powered by Bikemap 


2008 Time-Megève Mont-Blanc Cyclosportive

By • Jun 8th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Cyclosportives

Wow, I am tired!

Attracting several thousand riders, the Time-Megeve cyclosportive is one of the bigger cycling events in France.


Lost Boys 2008 Tour d’Enfer – Day 2 Preview

By • Jan 26th, 2008 • Category: 2008 Tour d'Enfer, Cycling

Here is a preview of stage two of the upcoming July 2008 Lost Boys Tour d’Enfer.

Day 2: La Clusaz to Bourg-Saint-Maurice

The Stage: Approximately 92 kilometres (57 miles); Ascent: 3,030 metres (9,940 feet)


Col de la Croix Fry, Col de Merdassier, Col des Aravis

By • Mar 12th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

I checked the webcam for Manigod ski station and the roads looked clear enough. So I drove to Thones and climbed the Col de la Croix Fry. This was the last climb in stage 17 of the 2004 Tour de France when Armstrong beat Kloden by about an inch. The stats don’t look too hard [...]