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Col des Chasseurs and Col de Sur Cou
This is a great but challenging “exploration” loop on the north edge of the French Alps in the same massif…
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Seven Secrets for Cycling In the Alps – in Winter
The high Alps passes won’t open for another 6 or 7 months (!) and the snow has now even arrived down low.
But winter doesn’t mean that one can’t continue to cycle uphill.
Vosges Cycling Climbs Map
Map of Cycling Climbs in the Vosges. Quiet, medium altitude mountain range full of Cols. I am no expert of…
Col du Joly Unpaved
It’s getting colder and the high Alps has fresh snow. With lots of lousy weather in the immediate forecast, my…
Hautacam and Col de Tramassel
Hautacam is a ski station above Argelès-Gazost in the Pyrenées. It has appeared 4 times as a mountain top finish in the Tour de France (’94, ’96’, ’00, ’08) – see small photo below for the stage winners.
