Col5632
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Looks amazing, flew over the alps on our way to crete, looked amazing 
Off to European Alps again
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Shut Up Legs
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Having ridden from La Grave to Le Bourg d'Oisans, then up to Alpe d'Huez, I'm now at Hotel Les Grandes Rousses. This place is amazing: easily the best one so far for this trip.
Having ridden from La Grave to Le Bourg d'Oisans, then up to Alpe d'Huez, I'm now at Hotel Les Grandes Rousses. This place is amazing: easily the best one so far for this trip.
The sking doesn't look very good.
oldfatfool
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Shame you havent time for the Glandon and croix de fer.
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Shut Up Legs
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Yes it is. I rode up those in Sep last year and enjoyed it. I'd also like to ride up Col de la Madeleine and Col de l'Iseran some day.
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Funny you mention that.
I just returned from a ride through the Gorge de la Nesque, a mere 'warmup' for tomorrow's triple Mont Ventoux climb. Today's ride was only 70km & 900m climbing, while tomorrow is 140km & 4400m climbing.
This photo is from today's ride:
classic33
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Don't forget to enjoy it though.Funny you mention that.
I just returned from a ride through the Gorge de la Nesque, a mere 'warmup' for tomorrow's triple Mont Ventoux climb. Today's ride was only 70km & 900m climbing, while tomorrow is 140km & 4400m climbing.
This photo is from today's ride:
Madeleine is good but you would be disappointed with Isere having done Galibiere
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Shut Up Legs
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Rode up Mont Ventoux today. Due to a calf muscle strained over the last several days of riding up various cols, I couldn't do all 3 ascents, only the Bedoin one. It was a good day, though.
Note the new sign: in September when I was last up there, you barely read the sign for all the stickers on it.
Ming the Merciless
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Yep plenty out there
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Shut Up Legs
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Yes, Australia (where I come from) has Alps, with peaks up to about 2200m.
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New Zealand, Japan to name a couple of other countries with Alps
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Shut Up Legs
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Col du Tourmalet for me today, 9 months after my 1st ride up there.
I then had time to visit the Chateaux Fort on the high hill in the middle of Lourdes, and take some good photos of Lourdes, including this one.
Even better, my strained calf muscle handled the Col pretty well, and I found if I pedal at about 80 to 90 rpm then the pain almost vanishes.
Forgot to mention: the shorts I wore for the trip are now noticeably looser on me!
No prizes for guessing what caused that.
I then had time to visit the Chateaux Fort on the high hill in the middle of Lourdes, and take some good photos of Lourdes, including this one.
Even better, my strained calf muscle handled the Col pretty well, and I found if I pedal at about 80 to 90 rpm then the pain almost vanishes.
Forgot to mention: the shorts I wore for the trip are now noticeably looser on me!
No prizes for guessing what caused that.
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