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Col des Glieres - West Side

By Will • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Snow

That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance.

Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.



Plateau des Saix

By Will • Jul 4th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, Cycling

High above the village of Samoen is the Plateau des Saix and the Samoen "1600" ski station.
The route is in the opposite direction but starts at the same spot as the more famous Joux Plane (in this year’s tour de france).  I parked a few kms away in Morillon so I would have a [...]