I was looking to see of it was possible to climb a tiny “road” up to Col de la Charmette.
I believe many cyclo-tourists do themselves a huge disservice by prioritising Alpe d’Huez above many far, far more interesting roads.
It’s getting colder and the high Alps has fresh snow. With lots of lousy weather in the immediate forecast, my…
Broadly speaking, the famous climbs of the Pyrénées can be split into two categories:
Old mountains routes & Purpose built roads up to newish ski stations.
Today’s ride was one of each type.