Comments for MORE THAN 21 BENDS http://blog.morethan21bends.com Cycling Tours Alpe d'Huez and Beyond Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Road Cycling Mount Beauty by morethan21bends http://blog.morethan21bends.com/2011/03/14/road-cycling-mount-beauty/#comment-255 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:35:30 +0000 http://blog.morethan21bends.com/?p=301#comment-255 Hi Ron,

Thanks for the comment. Alpe d’Huez is 13km uphill at 9 percent average so is tough. The climbing round Mount Beauty is fantastic with some longer climbs but not as steep. Mount Beauty to Falls Creak would be great training and is approximately 24km but is not as steep. Hope that helps. The more big climbs you can do before coming to the area the more you will enjoy it. Let us know if you need any accommodation in Mount Beauty or Bourg d’Oisans for Alpe d’Huez.

]]> Comment on Road Cycling Mount Beauty by Ron Bijen http://blog.morethan21bends.com/2011/03/14/road-cycling-mount-beauty/#comment-254 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:27:33 +0000 http://blog.morethan21bends.com/?p=301#comment-254 Hi Phil,
I hope your are enjoying yourself in Australia. I am intending to ride Alpe d’Huez in September this year. I ‘m trying to train for it as I am cuirrently not fit enough to do it in any sort of reasonable time. How does the climbing around Mt Beauty compare . I am sure it is easier but will it give me any ideas what I am up against.

p.s. I am 58 and in good health and not overweight but have a way to go before I can climb for 2 hours. 2 Hours is how long I think it will take me to climb Alpe d’Huez but I may be quicker. I am currently riding around the gorges in Sydney which typically involve a climb of 200metres over
4 Kilometres. Not quite half as steep as Alpe d’Huez.

Cheers Ron

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Sydney NSW

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]]> Comment on Cycling Alpe d’Huez in December by darren http://blog.morethan21bends.com/2010/12/19/cycling-alpe-dhuez-in-december/#comment-221 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:40:24 +0000 http://blog.morethan21bends.com/?p=205#comment-221 Hey dude
just read your entry – Im in lyon next week and next weekend (sunday) had thought of doing a ride up the alpe. I was wondering about mtb or road bike hire in bourg this time of year ? any advice? I dont want to descend only ride up. Ive done it a few times in summer and thought january….why not??

regards Darren

]]> Comment on Pinerolo to Col du Galibier Stage 18 2011 Tour de France by Tour-de-France or bust http://blog.morethan21bends.com/2010/12/09/pinerolo-to-col-du-galibier-stage-18-2011-tour-de-france/#comment-189 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:50:04 +0000 http://blog.morethan21bends.com/?p=200#comment-189 I hope you get as much out of it as I plan to, a couple of weeks after you.
All the best. J-F

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