Watching the Dauphiné Prologue
By Will • Jun 3rd, 2012 • Category: CyclingI had an absolute blast watching the Critérium du Dauphiné prologue in Grenoble today.
Posts Tagged ‘grenoble’
Col du Coq
By Will • Jun 18th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, CyclingAnother steep, quiet, scenic cycling climb near Grenoble.
Chamrousse
By Will • May 27th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, CyclingChamrousse 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 [...]
Charmant Som and Col de Porte
By Will • May 27th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, CyclingBike route 874637 – powered by Bikemap My first time cycling in the Chartreuse region of the Alps (surrounding Grenoble). Grenoble may be at the bottom of more major climbs than any other city. Today’s route passed 4 mountain cols and THEN the hard part started. The first 10 Kilometres were pretty hard along beautiful [...]
