Yikes. After climbing the Col de la Cayolle in the morning (60 kms there and back) I had an itch to climb the legendary South side of Izoard (Doreen and I both climbed the North side on Sunday. It is HARD (rated Hors Categorie) and my legs were bien cuit (cooked) after 6 big days […]
As we head south to Barcelonnette, the Col de Vars is a perfect climb to break up the drive.
20 kmilometres. 1,150 metres vertical. A beautiful winding route, although there is a little bit of traffic as it is part of the Grandes Route des Alpes and one of the only roads crossing this section […]
As Doreen keeps pointing out: the name of the climb sounds a little like "It’s So Hard". Yep.
20 kilometres. 1,200 metres vertical (4,000 feet).
This is truly a legendary climb and one of the main objectives of this trip. The good thing about cycling up mountains is it is a great way to avoid the heat-wave […]
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