“I Love Hairpins” 2012 Edition
By Will • Dec 30th, 2012 • Category: CyclingHere are ten “Cycling Hairpin” photos from this year that I quite liked.
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Col de la Croix Fry, Col de Merdassier, Col des Aravis
By Will • Mar 12th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, CyclingI 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 [...]
Col du Grand Taillet
By Will • Aug 10th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, CyclingTuesday, I complained about Col du Granier not being as good as expected. Well this was the opposite. What a fantastic ride. Just north of Thonon-Les-Bains, south of Lake Geneva, turning of a busy road, suddenly there is a well-paved,tiny road with absolutely no traffic. It hairpins up a the side of a mountain,leading to [...]
Col de la Croisette
By Will • Jul 1st, 2006 • Category: Climbs, CyclingDespite having climbed many of the hardest and biggest routes in France, there is a climb that starts from my backyard that I have been scared to attempt. Our new house is at the foot of a little mountain – Le Salève – that overlooks Geneva and blocks our view of Mont Blanc. It stands [...]
