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2010 La Marmotte – Success!
Perhaps the most painful fun ever. 174 kilometres, 5000 metres ascent (+16000 feet), over three of the most famous climbs in France. How hard? Alpe d’Huez was the easy climb (see map for the nasty...
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Col du Sabot
Bike route 659793 – powered by Bikemap Col du Sabot starts just a few kilometres from Alpe d’Huez. But it’s higher, harder, prettier, and has a fraction of the traffic. On the downside? Beware of...
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Col du Souchet (via Col Nazie)
Bastien is a fellow Col hunter. I have long admired his photos and often taken his cycling route advice from his great blog – but we had never ridden together until now. We agreed to meet at Bourg...
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La Berarde
Bike route 1805989 – powered by Bikemap Are you visiting Bourg d’Oisans but searching for something quiet, scenic ….. and easier than Alpe d’Huez? I cycled La Berarde in June in the aftermoon after...
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Col de la Sarenne, Auris, and Maronne
Bike route 1809580 – powered by Bikemap The snob in me enjoys the fact that during my last three visits to Bourg d’Oisans I have cycled something other than Alpe d’Huez. More seriously, this is a sign...
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Col de la Morte and Col de Malissol
Col de la Morte — Pass of the Dead. Nice! This 15 kilometre climb starts in Séchilienne – just off the busy road between Grenoble and Bourg d’Oisans. But this route is entirely on scenic, quiet roads....
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Alpe d’Huez, Oulles, and Col d’Ornon
Bike route 2062417 – powered by Bikemap A beautiful April day – there may still be skiing at Alpe d’Huez – but the cycling wasn’t bad either. Not fast, but my personal best climbing Alpe d’Huez. I...
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Col du Solude
This is a great route (map at bottom). If you have climbed Alpe d’Huez, you may have looked across the valley and seen an amazing little road carved into the cliffs above Bourg d’Oisans. I’d avoided it...
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Col de Sarenne via Col de Cluy, and Lac Besson
Route 2,676,930 – powered by www.bikemap.net Col de Sarenne is the beautiful and remote Col a few kilometres beyond Alpe d’Huez. It’s a great climb / loop with Alpe d’Huez – see here. My goal for this...
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Beyond Alpe d’Huez: The Best Cycling Climbs from Bourg d’Oisans
I understand. It’s your first visit to the Alps and you want to climb Alpe d’Huez – fair enough. But then what? There are lots of other climbs in the region, many of which are higher, quieter, harder,...
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