The Vercors Massif, to the south-west of Grenoble, rarely disappoints. I’ve called it the most…
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The Vercors massif, south-west of Grenoble, is one of my favourite regions in the Alps…
The Bauges is the Alps Massif roughly in the triangle formed by Annecy, Chambéry, and…
A recent annual tradition: Cycle up the classic (Samoëns) side of Col de Joux Plane…
Le Semnoz is the big massif above the west side of Lake Annecy. The road…
An annual tradition: climb the west side of Col de la Croix Fry on a…
Winter is here. The mountains are covered in snow. The highest cols are closed. It’s…
The 2018 Tour de France route was recently announced. Every year, Tour organiser ASO runs…
Lacets means hairpins (think shoes laces). Les Lacets de Montvernier has 17 hairpins (lots of…
Starting from Les Contamines-Montjoie ski station, this is a great unpaved climb dominated by nearby…