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This was a total surprise to me. A great surprise. I had planned to cycle…

Readers of this site know I love roads to high Alpine dams/lakes. And the Valais…

High in the mountains of the Canton of Valais are several huge alpine dams, including…

Ovronnaz is a little ski station in the Valais region of Switzerland that has featured recently in the Tour de Suisse. It’s a beautiful and steep 10 kilometre climb. Vineyards down low, south facing for plenty of sun on a cool November day, and dozens of amazing hairpins:

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Whenever Verbier appears in a Tour de Suisse or Tour de France stage I predictably complain that the best part of the climb is above the village/finish.