Winter is for dreaming. Here are five great French Alps climbs all over 2,000 metres that to-date I have not yet cycled.
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Col de Solaison seems only to be there for the pleasure of tourists, and amateur climbing cyclists in particular.”
– Atlas des Cols des Alpes
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.
List of Climbs All years – (excludes repeats; many climbs have several great sides but…
2007 has been a great year on the bike.
This time of year, I like to look back through my blog with Doreen to remember some of the highlights.
I started to run into snow and ice on long stretches shaded from the sun. My tires were slipping and I considered turning around – but I promised myself I would descend the crazy parts by foot.
View Larger Map Larry’s Excuses NOT to climb Joux Plane: 1. It’s too sunny, I…
Perhaps the best three days of (challenging) cycling I have ever done. Even a lousy photographer like me couldn’t help but take some great pictures – it’s paradise here.
I am sometimes amazed how few problems I have when route/trip planning. But today was…