Can you name the Climb?
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It says on the hotel-restaurant facade (I think) 'Refuge du Col de Cabre' (I zoomed in to read it), so it must be the Col de Cabre.
Before I decided to answer, I checked where it was, and saw that it isn't that far from from Die, so I felt (based on the poster's frequent location) that I must be correct!
I don’t know the pass but I have actually heard of the hotel, from motorbike acquaintances who were there in summer 2012. They were unhappy with the place because the toilet in their room had no door!
They also weren’t happy that the owner and his staff all disappeared at 10 pm, only to return next morning in time for breakfast.
I don’t however find that bothersome or even quite so unusual, having encountered the same in Ireland, Germany, Switzerland and more than once in eastern France). I suspect such wouldn't get past UK Health & Safety, but hey, it's the Continent ...
My acquaintances also said one of the items on the evening menu was entitled Oreilles d’âne, which means 'Donkey’s ears' in English, but sadly they didn’t have the courage to choose it.
(I’ve since found out it’s only like lasagne except made with spinach instead of a meat-tomato mixture).0 -
knedlicky wrote:It says on the hotel-restaurant facade (I think) 'Refuge du Col de Cabre' (I zoomed in to read it), so it must be the Col de Cabre.
Before I decided to answer, I checked where it was, and saw that it isn't that far from from Die, so I felt (based on the poster's frequent location) that I must be correct!
You are indeed correct... I didn't think that the writing was legible enough!
I haven't actually seen the hotel open on my few times there... seems lile an opportunity missed, though it's not a very busy col. Should be a reasonable spot for watching the TdF on 20 July.0 -
Even blown-up, it's not easily legible, but a knowledge of French (where one is able to guess the words which one can't easily read), plus a recollection of one's friends' recountable experiences, helps a lot (I perhaps wouldn't have re-called their tales, had I not been in the same area this summer).briantrumpet wrote:You are indeed correct... I didn't think that the writing was legible enough!
Maybe you ought try 'Donkey's Ears' one time, think of the lasagne carbohydrates.
If it’s now my go, try this.
This shows the ascent from the south, and the road in the foreground isn’t part of the ascent, rather it’s a dead-end which just leads to a mountain restaurant. The ascent is where one sees a road coming from the left halfway up the photo and leading to the gap between the mountains. The pictured bit ranges 10-15%, but slightly lower down from where the photo was taken, the slope is briefly 20%.
20% sounds hard but I actually found the north ascent more difficult, because it has about 2 km where the slope never really alters between 12-17%.
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I haven't come across those on a menu yet ... I'd have to try them if I did.knedlicky wrote:Maybe you ought try 'Donkey's Ears' one time, think of the lasagne carbohydrates.
If it’s now my go, try this.
This shows the ascent from the south, and the road in the foreground isn’t part of the ascent, rather it’s a dead-end which just leads to a mountain restaurant. The ascent is where one sees a road coming from the left halfway up the photo and leading to the gap between the mountains. The pictured bit ranges 10-15%, but slightly lower down from where the photo was taken, the slope is briefly 20%.
Re the climb ... outside of my area, I think... or at least the immediate area. Maybe I need to work through some of the ones you've recommended in the past...0 -
TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
This road is likely to look like this tomorrow morning, just in time for me driving from Chester to Sheffield.
Excellent
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phreak wrote:That's the military road on the way past Comptom Bay and into Freshwater. A smashing training route that I do often (albeit from the other way)
Correct. Quite a slog of a climb to finish off the Randonee (Yarmouth Start) when it goes clock wise.Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
3 snowy ones for you:
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Is the first one the Galibier from Valloire just before it gets steep?0
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I think you're spot on with that one.
The middle one might be the Majola, or that final climb from the Gavia, Stelvio stage from last year's Giro?
The bottom one is the Lago di Misurina at the foot of the Tre Cime de Lavaredo.0 -
ellerslierd wrote:Is the first one the Galibier from Valloire just before it gets steep?
I don't know about the Galibier for the first, it has the bleak emptiness I associate with the Flüela or the north side of the Julier. And I don't remember the row of buildings to the right on the Galibier (although nor do I remember them on the Flüela or Julier)andyp wrote:I think you're spot on with that one.
The middle one might be the Majola, or that final climb from the Gavia, Stelvio stage from last year's Giro?
The bottom one is the Lago di Misurina at the foot of the Tre Cime de Lavaredo.
Yes, the second looks like the Bernina or the Majola, south sides.
The giveaway to me about the third, Lago di Misurina, are those clear spaces in front of the houses on the distant hill, which I've noticed before, because I imagine they are intentional to ensure the view and light. On a clear day the Tre Cime are visible directly behind this view.
If they are all in the same area as Misurina, possibly the first is Giau (also bleak) and the second the Sella south side (also windey in trees).0 -
andyp wrote:I think you're spot on with that one.
The middle one might be the Majola, or that final climb from the Gavia, Stelvio stage from last year's Giro?
The bottom one is the Lago di Misurina at the foot of the Tre Cime de Lavaredo.
Think the second one is definitely Italian- maybe either the Pordoi or San Pellegrino?0 -
No one has attempted this, so I'll tell - the Hahntennjoch, north of Imst in Austria.knedlicky wrote:This shows the ascent from the south, and the road in the foreground isn’t part of the ascent, rather it’s a dead-end which just leads to a mountain restaurant. The ascent is where one sees a road coming from the left halfway up the photo and leading to the gap between the mountains. The pictured bit ranges 10-15%, but slightly lower down from where the photo was taken, the slope is briefly 20%.
20% sounds hard but I actually found the north ascent more difficult, because it has about 2 km where the slope never really alters between 12-17%.
In character, I think it not dissimilar to the Col de Joux Plane, near Morzine, just no lake at the top.0 -
knedlicky wrote:I don't know about the Galibier for the first, it has the bleak emptiness I associate with the Flüela or the north side of the Julier. And I don't remember the row of buildings to the right on the Galibier (although nor do I remember them on the Flüela or Julier)
The bridge is the giveaway, it's the Plan Lachat hairpin on the Galibier.
The Sella is a good shout for the third though.0 -
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andyp wrote:I think you're spot on with that one.
The middle one might be the Majola, or that final climb from the Gavia, Stelvio stage from last year's Giro?
The bottom one is the Lago di Misurina at the foot of the Tre Cime de Lavaredo.
The middle one is the Val Martello climb as you say. A cracking climb, although beautiful though the switchbacks are, they're a bit unwelcome after a long time spent climbing
Here they are minus the snow.
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is the rainbow one the Pordoi?Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
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maddog 2 wrote:is the rainbow one the Pordoi?
Nope, Pordoi looks like one for the bucket list though
The photo was taken in 2010.0 -
Lower slopes
Upper slopes
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Zig Zag Hill!Correlation is not causation.0
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Above The Cows wrote:Zig Zag Hill!
One of my locals! - Normally much damper under the canopy, and the surface is awful.
No surprise to see a motorbike in the photo though!0 -
So I's have to choose a climb then...? OK folks, hang on, it will have to be a good'un, this may take some time.Correlation is not causation.0
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OK here goes:
Correlation is not causation.0 -
Looks like it's in America, so I'm gona say Sierra Road, as a guess0
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Above The Cows wrote:OK here goes:
HaarlemIt's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
Sorry folks, got way laid by real life.
Alas it is not any minor nipple near Haarlem mores the pity. It is however in the US but not in the same mountain range as mentioned by TakeTheHighRoad.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Baldy?“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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No need to be rudeIt's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0
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Above The Cows wrote:Zig Zag Hill!
Correct.Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
Dorset Boy wrote:Above The Cows wrote:Zig Zag Hill!
One of my locals! - Normally much damper under the canopy, and the surface is awful.
No surprise to see a motorbike in the photo though!
The road surface is flippin awful now, its like cycling up a rumble strip. I find Zig Zag quite an enjoyable climb despite the surface but just cannot get my head right on the climb up Donhead Hollow to the top at Win Green. I have a mental block since I cramped up and fell off during the Bournemouth Arrow a few years back.Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
