Le Salève the Steep Way (video)

By Will on April 20, 2009 French Alps

My mountain behind home.

I have now reached Col de la Croisette from all four directions in 2009. Although it always takes me the longest to get the courage to climb the super steep north-east side from Le Coin.

Below is the last of about 10 superb hairpins on this painful but fun climb. We watched the 2008 Dauphiné Libéré here.

Cycle Route 158479 – via Bikemap.net

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6 Comments

Bastien on April 20, 2009 6:44 pm

Will, tu grimpes à la même allure toute la montée ? Tu prends quoi le matin ? Je voudrais savoir ! 🙂

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Martin on April 20, 2009 9:07 pm

Chapeau Will. I hope the director didn’t make you do too many “takes” to get this perfect clip! 🙂

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Will on April 20, 2009 9:16 pm

Bast …. Non, je t’assure que la vitesse était seulement pour quelques instants. 😉

Martin: Two takes ….. ;(

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Groover on April 20, 2009 10:16 pm

Did you set “fast forward” or are you indeed flying up this mountain … LOL

I’m planning to try a little climb on the weekend and test how much fitness I’ve lost over the last four months …

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Eric on April 20, 2009 10:36 pm

Will, at that speed I wonder what takes you longer : going up OR coming down? I’m not so sure 😉

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Sprocketboy on April 20, 2009 11:37 pm

This climb looks somehow familiar! And you look great on the video, although if it is truly painful we would have heard some wheezing and moaning…chapeau, indeed!

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