Category Archives: Alpe d'Huez

January cycle ride up Alpe d’huez

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

42 consecutive month of riding up Alpe d’Huez. January is always the hardest month to get done because of the lack of daylight and general warmth. A quick stop at bend 16 this time to show the snow and Pierre … Continue reading →

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Tour of Andalucia Day3 and 4 Reconnaisance

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Day 3 and 4 took us from Monachil to Almunacar and back over the Sierras de Tejeda. We set off from Monachil fairly early to tackle the rolling climb up over the Sierras de Tejeda. The first 15km or so … Continue reading →

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Snow on Alpe d’Huez

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Its been late coming this year but we have finally had a big dump of snow just in time for Christmas. I stopped to take this this photo at bend 4 while driving up Alpe d’Huez for a spot of … Continue reading →

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Nice to Alpe d’Huez

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Nice to Alpe d’Huez. For 2013 we are organising a new tour from Nice on the south coast of France to our base in Bourg d’Oisans at the base of Alpe d’Huez. The 7 night point to point tour will … Continue reading →

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Alpe d’Huez to Italy – last 2 spaces left maybe more available….

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

We now only have 2 spaces left for our Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour (August 11th-18th August 2012). If you are a group of 3 or more please contact us as we will provide additional minibus and support if there is … Continue reading →

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Kraft Foods Day 6 Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

Day 6 of the Kraft Foods Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour started in Molines en Queyras with a short decent off the Col d’Agnel to the bottom of the Col d’Izoard. After the Col d’Izoard we headed over the Col … Continue reading →

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Kraft Foods Tour Day 5 Alpe d’Huez to Italy Photos Col d’Agnel

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

11 photos of our clients on our Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour just after they finished our highest summit finish of the Tour the Col d’Agnel.

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Kraft Foods Tour Day 2 Alpe d’Huez to Italy Photos

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Photos from Day 2 of the Kraft Foods Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour covering Alpe d’Huez, Col de Sarenne and the Col de Lautaret.

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Kraft Tour Alpe d’Huez to Italy Day 1 Col du Glandon/ Col de la Croix de Fer

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Day 1 of our Kraft Food Alpe d’Huez to Italy Tour took us up the Col du Glandon and the Col de la Croix de Fer from our base in Bourg d’Oisans

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Day 2 Alpe d’Huez to Italy – Alpe d’Huez Col de Sarenne and Col du Lautaret

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Todays ride from our base in Bourg d’Oisans  started with the famous 21 bends of Alpe d’Huez before heading over the Col de Sarenne to the base of the Col du Lautaret. The 30km ascent of the Col du Lautaret … Continue reading →

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L’Etape du Tour Act 1 photos

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Busy couple of days here for us getting our 7 guests over to Modane for the start of the 2011 Modane to Alpe d’Huez Etape du Tour. We started with a trip over the Col du Galibier on the Sunday … Continue reading →

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Marmotte Tour Day 3 Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Photos from Day 3 of our Marmotte Tour on the Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez

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Day 5 More Than Etape du Tour Photos Alpe d’Huez Traverse d’Oisans

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

We tacked Alpe d’Huez today and after lunch at bend 16 the Traverse d’Oisans towards Freney d’Oisans    

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Tour of the Oisans Video

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Andy a guest with us in May filmed this video on his iPhone over the course of the week while on our Tour of the Oisans holiday Click here for the video

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Sault Ventoux Malaucene Ventoux Sault Day 5 Photos

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Day 5 of our Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux tour a 93 km epic taking in the easier Sault ascent of Ventoux and then the Malaucene Ascent of Ventoux

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Alpe d’Huez and Ventoux Traverse d’Oisans Day 3 Photos

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

On another glorious day on our Alpe d’Huez and Ventoux week here in the Oisans we took in the climb over Villard Reculas down Alpe d’Huez and then on to Freney d’Oisans – better known to us as the Traverse d’Oisans.

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Alpe d’Huez – Ventoux Day 1 Photos

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

A slight change of itinary today on our Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux trip saw us take in the Col de Sarenne instead of our usual Col d’Ornon route. We still started with the mighty Alpe d’Huez though!

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Cotswold Spring Classic

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

We are taking a short trip back to the UK in April and I have entered (what would have been one of my local sportives) the Cotswold Spring Classic on easter monday. I will be using the long distance route … Continue reading →

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Cycling Alpe d’Huez and the Traverse d’Oisans in February

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

We have had some milder weather here in the Oisans in February meaning I have been out “training” for our hectic summer of cycling tours. On sunday I cycled up Alpe d’Huez and did a little skiing afterwards. On tuesday I took … Continue reading →

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Cycling Alpe d’Huez in January – and off to Andalucia

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Well with temperatures rocketing to 6 degrees centigrade in the vallee on new years day I tackled the Alpe d’Huez climb for the 31st consecutive month. Helen met me at the top and we stayed up there for a few … Continue reading →

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