A little Etape du Tour in November
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For the Strava BMC Challenge I decided to ride the 2013 Etape du Tour route... more or less. I made a small video describing the course.
I actually started in Chambery... as I live there and given the short days in November starting in Annecy would have been difficult logistically. As it was I did the descent from the Col de Pres in near dark.
The route isn't that difficult, even the Semnoz climb, which is steep in places, is not that much D+ and over mercifully quickly. If you want to ride an Etape and are not strong this could be the year for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C9gHpf8vuQ
Le Revard with the Dent du Chat behind
Pont de l'Abime
Pont de l'Abime
View from the finish at le Semnoz
I actually started in Chambery... as I live there and given the short days in November starting in Annecy would have been difficult logistically. As it was I did the descent from the Col de Pres in near dark.
The route isn't that difficult, even the Semnoz climb, which is steep in places, is not that much D+ and over mercifully quickly. If you want to ride an Etape and are not strong this could be the year for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C9gHpf8vuQ
Le Revard with the Dent du Chat behind
Pont de l'Abime
Pont de l'Abime
View from the finish at le Semnoz
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