La Resistance: new road/gravel sportive near Annecy
cc78
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Interesting idea this... an Alpine sportive with the added challenge of 2 extended gravel sections
Two awesome, off-the-beaten-track climbs:
Col de l'Arpettaz, 15km @ 8%
Col des Glieres, 7km @ 10% (!)
Two distances: 90 and 130km (the shorter route omits the Glieres)
Beautiful part of the world; the views from the Route de la Soif gravel section after Arpettaz are incredible. And the Glieres plateau, with the monument to the French Resistance (hence the name) is magnificent.
24 September 2016
http://www.laresistance.cc/?lang=en
Two awesome, off-the-beaten-track climbs:
Col de l'Arpettaz, 15km @ 8%
Col des Glieres, 7km @ 10% (!)
Two distances: 90 and 130km (the shorter route omits the Glieres)
Beautiful part of the world; the views from the Route de la Soif gravel section after Arpettaz are incredible. And the Glieres plateau, with the monument to the French Resistance (hence the name) is magnificent.
24 September 2016
http://www.laresistance.cc/?lang=en
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Done the arpettaz last summer from doussard, bloody hard but lovely quiet roads and views. There was a refuge/hotel at the top which was welcomed and a gravel road off towards aravis which I thought might have been the route prior to opening link. It's a great part of the world to cycle.0
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Interesting... what bike would you ride?0
