High above Lake Annecy - It's a magnificent and tough climb - and frankly today I suffered near the top. I am not yet fit or light enough for the July Tour d'Enfer. But at least the injury seems almost OK.

Col de Pierre Carrée is a big climb and easily the highest pass in my vicinity that is currently clear of snow. 21.4 kilometres (~13 miles) and 1350 metres (~4500 feet) of climb It starts just a few kms from the Col de la Colombière - but unlike it’s more famous (but [...]

Are you looking for a challenging cycle touring route in the Alps that visits some of the most famous Tour de France climbs? The Route des Grandes Alpes starts on the shores of Lake Geneva and crosses 16 of the highest French passes continuing all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. Over 700 kilometres...

Stage 6 will see the Tour d'Enfer climb the mythic Col d'Izoard. Perhaps most famous for the exploits of Fausto Coppi and Louison Bobet. There is a monument near the top to these two Tour legends.

On the way up to Tréchauffex I bumped into a Chamoix - sort of a deer. We eyed each other for a while and then went our separate ways.

OK, I have a new toy. Here is my second attempt at a Video of yesterday’s ride. Post from: Cycling Challenge Related PostsCol de la Croix Fry via Col de Plan BoisCol des Glieres - West SideAlpe d’Huez - Five Different Rides

Now this is an amazing route! A couple of kilometres from Thones is a turn up a very steep, quiet road to the little-known Col de Plan Bois (not in my cycling bible).

Beautiful day. Martin and I did a big loop around Lake Annecy via Col de l'Epine, Col du Marais and Col de Bluffy.

No matter how much you cycle in the Alps, there are always new climbs to explore. Today’s ride took me past 5 Cols, only one of which i knew (and four that were not in my cycling bible). Today was a good example of a [...]

That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance. Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.