Ten “Hipster” Routes – The Third Way Up Famous Climbs
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Col de la Madeleine and Le Logis des Fées
Col de la Madeleine is one of the most famous climbs in France with distance/ascent…
Col de la Madeleine – All Four Routes
I cycled the north side of Col de la Madeleine the other day with my…
Col de la Madeleine via Les Lacets de Montvernier and Col du Chaussy
A tough but stunning, partly unpaved route to Col de la Madeleine via the amazing Lacets (hairpins) de Montvernier, and the challenging Col du Chaussy.
Col de la Madeleine – A Third Way Up
Col de la Madeleine is one of the very toughest climbs in France. Here’s a third, super tough, but less famous way up. Plus a fun detour.
2012 Tour de France Stage 11 Preview – Madeleine, Glandon, & La Toussuire.
Stage 11 of the 2012 Tour de France is the one big Alps stage this year. With two of the hardest climbs in the Tour – Madeleine and Glandon/Croix de Fer as well as an 18 km final climb to La Toussuire — this will be fun.
Lachat and Col de la Madeleine
I’ve cycled the north side of Madeleine a couple of times, but never tried the steep little side road part way up that goes to to Lachat.
Col de la Madeleine via Col du Chaussy
My first “road trip” in 6 months. I decided to treat myself to something special. A little known dream route.
Watching the Tour de France – Stage 9 Col de la Madeleine
Too much fun. See post for Video.
2010 Tour de France – Stage 9 Preview
If the finish was closer to the top of a mountain, and there wasn’t Tourmalet next week, this might be called the Queen stage of the 2010 Tour.