Favorites February 12, 20087Col de la Croix Fry via Col de Plan Bois Now this is an amazing route! A couple of kilometres from Thones is a turn up a very steep, quiet road to the little-known Col de Plan Bois (not in my cycling bible).
February 10, 20082Lake Annecy Loop via Col de l’Epine Beautiful day. Martin and I did a big loop around Lake Annecy via Col de l’Epine, Col du Marais and Col de Bluffy.
February 8, 20086Vallée Verte Five Col Loop No matter how much you cycle in the Alps, there are always new climbs to…
February 7, 20081Col 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.
January 28, 20083Col des Prés Pré means meadow in French – so Col des Prés clumsily translated means “mountain pass of the meadows.”
January 8, 200811Col 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.
Alps January 1, 20082Climb List List of Climbs All years – (excludes repeats; many climbs have several great sides but…
May 22, 20073Mont du Chat (west) and Col du Chat Bike route 915819 – powered by Bikemap From a distance, looking at the TV tower…
July 28, 20052Cormet de Roselend – Classic North Route 20.5 kms; 1,240 metres ascent; Start: Beaufort 18.8 kms; 1,000 metres ascent; Start: Bourg…