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Briançon
... looking for someone to chat to. He joined Dad & Anoop for a beer while Tan and I headed off to do dishes. Afterwards we all wandered down to the lounge area to use the internet since we weren’t sure when we would be able to check emails next.
*Comment from Anoop: ”missed” is not entirely accurate. I would say more like they didn’t make eye contact with me while signalling so I had no idea where they had disappeared ...
Col d'Izoard
Today we set out to tackle the Col du Izoard, another popular Tour de France climb. It was about a 1500m elevation gain to the top over about 22 km – shorter compared to some of the other ascents we've done. With some steep sections of around 14% thrown into the mix, it made for quite a challenging climb. We set out from our campsite in Briançon and headed up a road around the base of the old town that led us towards the Col. It was uphill for the first third of the ...
Col du Lautaret
... into camp. The traffic on the rest of the ride hadn’t really been too bad so I guess I noticed it all the more. Coming into Briancon, it was really exciting to see the fortified medieval town, perched high up on a cliff, that we’d get to explore in the coming days. Megs and Rod spent some time debating which site to choose so we’d get the early morning sunshine (unlike in Bourg d’Oisans). We all hit the showers and it was exactly what I ...
The toughest bike ride of my life
... to have her cheering us on, bring our warm clothes to the top, and to have extra water and food when required. Rod, Tan, Mägge and Hille soon disappeared from view and I just kept plugging along. It was a tough hill – about 14km long and I believe about an 8% average grade. This was clearly a very popular climb because there were garbage cans designed for cyclists the whole way along the road. Each bin had a large opening at average riding height and ...
Col de l'Iseran
... Mägge and Hille already well set up. We pulled in beside them in a beautiful little campsite beside a river and only a short walk from town. We decided that since it was their first night there that we would head in to town to find something to eat rather than cooking in camp. We found a nice little pizzeria which was packed, but they managed to squeeze us in. We all ordered various pizzas and Anoop chose one that had an egg on top! When ...
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