Plateau de Beille
By Will • May 29th, 2009 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Favorites, pyrénéesI really wanted to cycle this famous climb, but it didn’t fit into the schedule. Unless …. I added it as a second ride on Day 1.
I really wanted to cycle this famous climb, but it didn’t fit into the schedule. Unless …. I added it as a second ride on Day 1.
Thanks to Fritz at Cyclelicious, Sara at The First 100 Miles and Mark at Two Wheel Blogs for pointing out these videos.
Two are VERY funny commercials featuring Lance Armstrong. The Third – “Monday” – is just a slick, cool, addictive video about the joy of cycling.
Chamrousse is a ski resort high above Grenoble. It last featured in the Tour de France in 2001 as a Time Trial won by Armstrong. The routes starts in the attractive Spa town of Uriage-Les-Bains. The climb reminded me a bit of Les Arcs. Big wide sweeping roads with great views of the valley below [...]