Col du Sabot and Le Collet
Col du Sabot: higher, more difficult, and infinitely quieter than its neighbour Alpe d’Huez. Perhaps…
Browsing: French Alps
Combe Laval, Col de la Bataille Loop (Vercors)
The Vercors Massif, to the south-west of Grenoble, rarely disappoints. I’ve called it the most…
Col de Ménée, Col de la Lauzette Loop
The Vercors massif, south-west of Grenoble, is one of my favourite regions in the Alps…
Bauges Massif Three Col Loop
The Bauges is the Alps Massif roughly in the triangle formed by Annecy, Chambéry, and…
Cycle Col de Joux Plane, Rent XC Skis at Summit
A recent annual tradition: Cycle up the classic (Samoëns) side of Col de Joux Plane…
Crêt de Châtillon (Le Semnoz)
Le Semnoz is the big massif above the west side of Lake Annecy. The road…
Col de la Croix Fry and Col des Aravis
An annual tradition: climb the west side of Col de la Croix Fry on a…
Above the Clouds
Winter is here. The mountains are covered in snow. The highest cols are closed. It’s…
2018 “Étape du Tour” Course Preview
The 2018 Tour de France route was recently announced. Every year, Tour organiser ASO runs…
Video: Les Lacets de Montvernier (and Col de la Madeleine via Col du Chaussy)
Lacets means hairpins (think shoes laces). Les Lacets de Montvernier has 17 hairpins (lots of…