Col Hunting Near Lac d’Aiguebelette
By Will • Feb 5th, 2011 • Category: Climbs, CyclingThe goal was to find some new Cols and quiet, scenic roads. Mission accomplished.
Posts Tagged ‘epine’
Lake Annecy Loop via the Mountains
By Will • Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, CyclingThe Alps are open for cycling.
Col de l’Epine
By Will • Dec 11th, 2009 • Category: Climbs, CyclingThe road to Epine was signed as closed due to the snow a couple of weeks back – but it was completely clear …. and with the closure also car free.
Lake Annecy Loop via 3 Great Climbs
By Will • Mar 17th, 2009 • Category: Climbs, CyclingMarch and April is the best time to do small and medium climbs in the Alps as the weather can be warm, the roads fine, and the surrounding mountains stunningly snow covered.
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.
My Top 5 Cycling Climbs from Lake Annecy
By Will • Dec 18th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Favorites, ReviewsThe Venice of the Alps. Here are my top 5 Cycling Climbs from beautiful Lake Annecy.
Investigating Sunday’s Tour Route
By Will • Jul 13th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, CyclingI met Kiwi friend Scott at his campground at Talloire on Lake Annecy and we rode up Col de Bluffy to Thones to ride the first two (minor) climbs on Sunday’s upcoming Tour de France route: the Col de Marais and the Col de l’Epine (opposite direction of a recent ride). Lots of bikers out [...]
Lake Annecy Loop via the other Col de l’Epine
By Will • Jun 23rd, 2007 • Category: Climbs, CyclingThere are two climbs called Col de l’Epine in Haute Savoie – épine means thorn or prickle. I climbed the one near Chambery last week. Today, I climbed the other – half way between Annecy and Albertville. With friends in town we did the standard visit to Annecy. So while they wandered through the old [...]
Col de l’Epine and Col du Chat
By Will • Jun 17th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, CyclingFantastic loop around the Mont du Chat near Lake Bourget with Martin. We packed the car to capacity as Doreen came along and – still recovering from a cold – did three 17 km loops around Lake Aiguebelette – while Martin and I climbed a little. This loop is incredibly scenic and occasionally steep with [...]
