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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
... then there was a few kms where we dropped down into a valley again, and then uphill the remainder of the way. It was warm out and I was working really ******* this ride (read: sweating profusely). Fortunately, the scenery was pretty beautiful the whole way along and this helped to distract me from the effort required. The last ten kilometers or so to the top were definitely the toughest, with a number of steep switcbacks. Megs was out in the van again, taking pictures of ...
Col du Lautaret
... where we’d been camped for the Alpe d’Huez climb the day before. It was a beautiful sunny day out but still quite chilly – probably around 11 or 12 degrees when we headed out. Megs was driving again today and since Rod had driven Mägge’s VW (a T5 California) on the Croix de la Fer day, Hille insisted he drive the van today. I forgot to mention that yesterday, after our return from Alpe d’Huez, all the guys had played several ...
The toughest bike ride of my life
... top and since it was pretty cool up at the top, we decided we should start making our way back. Just before leaving, I joked that I might need a defribulator on the way back; we had seen the sign for one on the way up the Telegraph.
The descent down was a lot of fun but it was quite cool out as some clouds had rolled in. Within probably about 45 minutes, we were back in the town where we’d stopped for lunch. We continued on and I struggled my way ...
Col de l'Iseran
... signs. We then headed right back down the same road and continued on our way.
We drove through Iseran, the ski resort which was quite dead, and up to the Col de l'Iseran. It was a stunning drive and much more beautiful than the Petit St. Bernard in terms of scenery on the way up. We then drove down the other side of the col which was the side everyone was riding the next day, to Lanslebourg, stopping every so often to ...
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