2010 Tour de France Stage 8 Preview with Video – Ramaz and Avoriaz
By Will • Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: CyclingStage 8 will be the first Alpine stage in the 2010 Tour de France.
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2010 Tour de France Stage 7 Preview (Video)
By Will • Jun 30th, 2010 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Tour de FranceThe first mountain stage of the 2010 Tour de France. This stage is an “amuse bouche” (appetizer) for the Alps.
Watching Stage 17 – 2009 Tour de France
By Will • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Tour de FranceA great day watching the Epic stage 17 of the Tour de France.
2009 Tour de France – Stage 17 Preview
By Will • Jul 21st, 2009 • Category: Cycling, Tour de FranceWith five climbs and some of the steepest stretches in the entire Tour, this stage (along with Ventoux) will be the toughest test of the race.
2009 Tour de France Preview Stage 16 – Grand and Petit Saint-Bernard
By Will • Jun 20th, 2009 • Category: Cycling, Tour de FranceIt’s been over 40 years since these magnificent climbs last appeared in the Tour de France.
Funny Video: ” Kid In Bike Race”
By Will • May 8th, 2008 • Category: CyclingA Very Funny Video.
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Cycling the Routes des Grandes Alpes – The 2008 Tour d’Enfer
By Will • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: Cycling, TouringAre you looking for a challenging cycle touring route in the Alps that visits some of the most famous Tour de France climbs?
Lake Annecy Loop via Col de la Forclaz
By Will • Mar 18th, 2007 • Category: Climbs, Cycling
Forclaz is only an 8km climb but its very steep. Note the 13% grade road sign on the right side of Martin in the photo below.
Great ride and pizza and frites in old Annecy afterwards.
Stunning but very Hazy view of the lake below.
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 [...]
Col du Granier (x2)
By Will • Aug 8th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, CyclingThis climb is most famous as the last climb on the 1958 Tour de France stage when Charlie Gaul took back 12 minutes on the leaders and went on to win the Tour. Nicknamed Monsieur Pipi because he “invented” taking a pee while continuing to ride.
Last year a french magazine published its [...]
