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Col de l’Iseran – The Highest Pass in Europe

By • Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

A perfect Bastille day, with three French friends, cycling up the more remote (and more interesting) South side.


The Highest Road in Europe?

By • Jul 25th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

COL DE LA BONETTE: Col de la Bonette is the highest Tour de France Col (pass) as it is the highest paved road in France. The road signs claim to be the highest road in Europe, although there are certainly competing claims elsewhere. 24kms.  1,600 metres vertical.  The top is at 2,802 metres (well over [...]