Category Archives: Tour de France

January cycle ride up Alpe d’huez

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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Alpe d’Huez to Italy Day 3 Col de Montgenevre and Col de Sestriere

Day 3 of our Alpe d’Huez to Italy tour took us from our overnight stay in Briançon to Pinerolo in Italy via the Col de Montgenevre and the Colle di Sestriere. The day includes a 50km descent from the top … Continue reading

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

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

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 ?

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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First ride of the year up Col de la Madeleine

With the Col du Glandon now open it is fairly easy to get to the base of the Col de la Madeleine and although it is still technically closed I thought I would see how far up I could get. This is … Continue reading

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