Vallée Verte Five Col Loop
No matter how much you cycle in the Alps, there are always new climbs to…
Browsing: French Alps
Col des Glieres – West Side
That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance.
Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.
Col des Prés
Pré means meadow in French – so Col des Prés clumsily translated means “mountain pass of the meadows.”
Col de la Forclaz – and Cycling Graffiti
One of the fun parts of riding in the Alps is reading the cycling graffiti on the roads.
Today’s route still has remnants of 2004 Tour de France Graffiti – including several artistic polka dot tributes to French hero Richard Virenque.
Climb List
List of Climbs All years – (excludes repeats; many climbs have several great sides but…
Mont du Chat (west) and Col du Chat
Bike route 915819 – powered by Bikemap From a distance, looking at the TV tower…
Cormet de Roselend – Classic North Route
20.5 kms; 1,240 metres ascent; Start: Beaufort 18.8 kms; 1,000 metres ascent; Start: Bourg…