Riding Alps
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vpnikolov wrote:Quite surprised that no one suggested Morzine as a possible destination. There are a lot of great climbs that you can do there. Roads are also very quiet and scenery is amazing. Usually encountered just a bunch of cars along all of the climbs.
You need to fly to Geneva and then drive from there, not too long of a drive!
Some are:
Col de la Joux Verte (Featured on TDF in 2010)
Col de Joux Plane (Featured on TDF 2016)
Col de la Ramaz (Featured on TDF in 2016)
Col de l'Encrenaz
Col du Corbier (Featured on Critérium du Dauphiné in 2012)
Col de Pierre Carree https://www.cycling-challenge.com/col-d ... -carree-2/
Possible routes:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27378810
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27379387
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27417279
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27378725
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27374740
Morzine is beautiful and I love the Joux Plane climb. Done all the main climbs in that area and you're right, often overlooked. We climbed up Colomobiere one year and waited for the Tour riders to come through at the top. That was Armstrong's infamous Astana return.0 -
Briancon
Lautaret
Galibier
Izoard
Montgenevre
Sestriere
Agnel
and not that far from Alpe d'Huez either.http://www.snookcycling.wordpress.com - Reports on Cingles du Mont Ventoux, Alpe D'Huez, Galibier, Izoard, Tourmalet, Paris-Roubaix Sportive & Tour of Flanders Sportive, Amstel Gold Xperience, Vosges, C2C, WOTR routes....0 -
phreak wrote:dodgy wrote:Forgot to mention, his website is a treasure trove of alpine cycling tips. Look at this beauty (not in the centre of the alps, but a good example of what's out there) https://www.cycling-challenge.com/combe ... p-vercors/
I rode in Vercors the other week and it really is a great place to ride a bike. On the climbs themselves, you often have the road to yourself, with most traffic using the flat bits between the towns in the park.0