Cycling above 3000 metres. Super fun mountain bike ride to the top of an Alp above Val Thorens ski station.
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Superb 22 kilometre mountian bike climb to Col du Jovet – 2404 metres – from Bozel. Quiet, high, and beautiful.
Colle di Sampeyere is the 12th highest paved road in Italy (2284 metres). I have…
Travelling in Italy with my (very supportive) wife gave me the unique opportunity to ride…
A challenging but beautiful mountain bike climb to Col du Joly with great views of Mont Blanc.
Le Cycle magazine calls Mont Colombis one of the most difficult climbs greater than 10 kilometres in France. It is in the same league of difficulty as Grand Colombier, Relais du Mont du Chat, and Col du Granon.
A super fun 20 kilometre cycling climb to Lac de Mauvoisin. Then 14 kilometres deeper into the Alps on a mountain bike. Map, photos, etc.
Cycling to the Glacier de Mont-de-Lans and Col du Jandri. The second highest road – paved or unpaved – in Europe. Map, photos, etc.
Cycling to 3131 metres and the summit of Mont Chaberton and its 19th century Fort. The highest I have ever been on a bike. Map, photos, etc.
Huge, car-free cycling climb through the Parco Naturale Gran Bosco to Col Blegier, joining the historic high altitude military road Strada dell’Assietta. Map, photos, etc.