briantrumpet
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Three today, but col de Prémol I've done already.
I do understand why people go to Ventoux or the High Alps, but I'd argue that the better riding is here. It's got more varied roads, and more varied scenery, in its way just as spectacular. And amazingly few cyclists. I reckon I'll have had 46 weeks here by the end of this stay, and I still get the same pleasure as my first time.Brian, the more I look at your posts, the more jealous I get. You really do have some spectacular riding opportunities on your doorstep.
That's more like it!OK then .... rising to the challenge:
1. The Rhigos, South Wales View attachment 369998
2. Col du Marais, Haute Savoie View attachment 369999
3. Col de la Forclaz (de Montmin), Haute Savoie View attachment 369997
4. Col de Tamie, Haute Savoie View attachment 370000
5. Col de l'Epine, Haute Savoie View attachment 370005
6. Le Combe d'Ire, Chevaline, Haute Savoie View attachment 370004
7. Peyrepertuse, Languedoc View attachment 370002
8. The Tumble, South Wales View attachment 370008
9. Bealach na Ba, Applecross, Scotland View attachment 370010
There's something lovely about having a road all to yourself - one of the advantages of riding less well-known cols... and many of them just as splendid as the famous ones.Another one for me, from last year's France tour:
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This one below is from the same tour, and one of my favourites. The ride up to it was so quiet that I didn't see a single motor vehicle or cyclist the entire way up.
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I think you get the prize for longest col sign pole.
At least it solves the problem of "how do we prevent those bloody tourists putting stickers all over the sign to the point where it becomes unreadable?". Yes, Mont Ventoux sign, I'm thinking of you!I think you get the prize for longest col sign pole.