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Lake Annecy Loop via Col de l’Epine

By Will • Feb 10th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

Beautiful day. Martin and I did a big loop around Lake Annecy via Col de l’Epine, Col du Marais and Col de Bluffy.



Vallée Verte Five Col Loop

By Will • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

No 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, Snow

That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance.

Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.



Col des Prés

By Will • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Snow

Pré means meadow in French - so Col des Prés clumsily translated means “mountain pass of the meadows.”



Col de la Croisette - South/East Side

By Will • Jan 17th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

My wife likes to laugh at me and my “exhausted” photos



Alpe d’Huez - Five Different Rides

By Will • Jan 11th, 2008 • Category: Cycling, Reviews

Many people don’t realize there is a lot more to do than just climbing the usual Tour de France route.



Col de Solaison

By Will • Jan 10th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Snow

Col de Solaison seems only to be there for the pleasure of tourists, and amateur climbing cyclists in particular.”


- Atlas des Cols des Alpes



Col de la Forclaz - and Cycling Graffiti

By Will • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

One of the fun parts of riding in the Alps is reading the cycling graffiti on the roads.

Today’s route still has remnants of 2004 Tour de France Graffiti - including several artistic polka dot tributes to French hero Richard Virenque.



Snow: Le Saleve and Col des Pitons

By Will • Dec 29th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Snow

Up top there was about a foot of snow, but it was hard and seemed rideable so I continued on.



La Vattay - Cross Country Skiing

By Will • Dec 27th, 2007 • Category: Cycling, Doreen, Juras

This photo of the Alps in the distance gives a pretty good idea of what I mean when I say “getting above the clouds.”