I had previously thought that Col du Tourmalet (2115 metres) was the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenées, but in fact it is Port de Boucharo (2270 metres).
I often call the Vercors the most under-rated cycling region in the Alps. The massif to the south-west of Grenoble…
I find that making myself a map showing all the great climbs in an area is extremely motivating.
Especially since it reminds me all the climbs that I have never done.
It’s getting colder and the high Alps has fresh snow. With lots of lousy weather in the immediate forecast, my…
A very scenic loop of mid-altitude cols starting from St-Lary-Soulan in the French Pyrenées.