Category Archives: Bourg d'Oisans

Evening ride over the Purbecks

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Last ride in the UK before retuning back to Bourg d’Oisans last night. I went out with my brother in law over the purbecks. We started off by crossing over the poole studland ferry before taking in a big loop … Continue reading →

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First ride of the year over Col du Lautaret to Briançon

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

Beautiful weather here in the oisans at the moment so I decided to tackle the out and back route to Briançon over the Col du Lautaret from Bourg d’Oisans. The round trip is approximately 130KM and took me just over … Continue reading →

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Road Cycling Mount Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

We recently stayed in Mount Beauty in Australia. Mount Beauty is very much like our base in Bourg d’Oisans situated at 400metres above sea level and sitting at the base of Falls Creek a Ski Resort on the nearby mountain … Continue reading →

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City Fixie bikes Melbourne and Sidney

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

We are taking a break from Bourg d’Oisans and are on holiday in Australia for 18 days. We have been staying in both Sydney and Melbourne while here – both friendly bike cities. There is a big culture for fixed wheel … Continue reading →

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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 in December

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Tackled Alpe d’Huez today from our base in Bourg d’Oisans for the 30th consecutive month since we have lived here. Its tough in the winter because of the cold air so I took it at a steady pace keeping my … Continue reading →

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Alpe d’Huez to Italy Week – Tour de France 2011 Route

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Great news for us in that our Alpe d’Huez to Italy point to point tour in that we will be covering all of the following climbs that feature in the 2011 Tour de France. Alpe d’Huez Col du Galibier (both … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2011 Route ?

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

The Tour de France 2011 route (if rumours are correct the full route will be announced on the 19th October 2010) is shaping up to be a good one for us and the More Than 21 Bends tours. It looks … Continue reading →

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Alep d’Huez to Italy 2011

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

We are still putting the finishing touches to this holiday – (we have been so busy here in Bourg thats it has been difficult to escape to Italy to reccy the route). Most of its now put together with a … Continue reading →

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Day 6 Photos The Marmotte Big Col Tour

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Photos from our final day on the More Than 21 Bends Marmotte Big Col Tour starting from Les Deux Alpes – taking in Alpe d’Huez before returning to Bourg d’Oisans.

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Dauphine Libere Photos Bourg d’Oisans Alpe d’Huez Stage

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

photos from todays stage through Bourg d’Oisans and up Alpe d’Huez

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A few photos from the 2010 Challenge du Dauphiné Vercors

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

I headed off with my friend Radboud – who lives in Grenoble – to ride the long version of the Challenge du Dauphiné Vercors Sportive today. Despite a start time of 8AM the weather was perfect and approximately 700 people … Continue reading →

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Col de la Morte and the Col d’Ornon Day 1 of the Big Col Tour

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

I set off this morning on a training ride that consists of the 1st day of our Big Col Tour. This 100km loop takes me approximately 4 hours to ride – with no stops. Despite it only being April at … Continue reading →

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Mount Ventoux to Alpe d’Huez

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

For summer 2011 we will be running our point to point Alpe d’Huez to Mount Ventoux Tour. This is a new tour that we will be putting together over the autumn of 2010

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Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2010 and Tour

Posted on February 7, 2010 by

Due to popular demand we are offering an extra 2 nights stay in Bourg d’Oisans before our More Than 21 Bends Big Col Tour point to point cycling tour in June to take in the Dauphine Libere stage race as … Continue reading →

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