Les Balcons du Soleil Orcieres
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Briançon
... be there on the day that there was a parade through town; we weren’t quite clear what they were celebrating, but it was fun to see them all in costume. We enjoyed walking around the ramparts and seeing all the defensive walls below. We walked the entire way around the town and climbed up fairly high for a good view below. We could also see the other fortresses nearby on the various hillsides. We then wandered through the centre of town, ...
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
... is not an easy position to hold when you have a weak core and a back that’s already sore. In fact, writing this blog many weeks later, I still have a knot in my back that I’m guessing is from all the riding I wasn’t in shape for. We eventually hit some flats and even a few, really short uphill sections on the way into town. Megs, Tan and Hille passed us eventually and made their way to the campsite. We hit a lot of traffic in Briançon and were glad ...
Alpe d'Huez
... a headwind. The wind was blowing so hard (maybe 20-30 km/hr) that even standing up and pedaling, I was moving very slowly. I was pushing really hard at this point and it almost felt as hard as some of the steepest parts of the Alpe d’Huez climb, if not harder. Luckily, it was only a few kilometers to the pass. We didn’t linger long at the top because the cool wind was cutting right through all our layers. Getting on our bikes again, we continued heading down ...
Croix de Fer
... when the forecast said it would, the rain stopped. When the clouds started clearing we could see snow on the tops of the nearby peaks and they decided to dress extra warm for the ride the next day. For dinner, Hille made a delicious risotto. Not sure how much to make, he dumped in the whole package of rice and later spotted “16 servings” on the side. Nevertheless, everyone hoovered down several servings and soon there was only a small amount ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Pets allowed
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