Col du Pillon and Col de la Croix
By Will • Apr 20th, 2013 • Category: Climbs, CyclingA couple of truly beautiful Cols in the Swiss “Vaudoise” Alps. Col de la Croix will feature in next week’s Tour de Romandie.
Posts Tagged ‘pillon’
Leysin and Col du Pillon
By Will • Mar 22nd, 2011 • Category: Climbs, CyclingStarting from UCI headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland – these are two beautiful climbs into the Vaudoise alps.
Weekend around Gstaad
By Will • Apr 19th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, VideosDoreen and I spent a great weekend following various cycling routes around Gstaad.
Col du Pillon, Col des Mosses Loop
By Will • Oct 24th, 2009 • Category: Climbs, CyclingNot the hardest ride (or easiest) …. but almost the entire route is above 1000 metres and it is beautiful.
Gruyere Cycling Tour
By Will • Aug 26th, 2007 • Category: Cycling, Cyclosportives, FavoritesFreshly returned from Wales, I was up at 5:00 am to pick up Martin and Barry and head to Gruyere, Switzerland for the 125 km Gruyere Cycling Tour. A challenging but fantastic route through the Alps across three medium cols. Final count showed over 2000 participants and the first hour or so was great fun [...]
Saturday – Gruyere to Col du Pillon
By Will • May 30th, 2005 • Category: Cycling63.3 km We had planned to drive to the french alps and climb the famous Col de Galibier, but a small bout of insomnia made me reconsider. Instead I did a terrific ride from the beautiful ,medievil town of gruyère, past the posh ski resort of Gstaad and then up the Col du Pillon. It’s [...]
