Day 11: Stage 3 of the Tour de France
Great news:: Warren got a new passport. With that we jetted out of Paris and headed for the Belgian border, for third stage of the 2010 TdF, which covered several sections the famed cobbled [...]
Luz Ardiden: Where Armstrong Crashed then Won
Today we climbed into the morning fog, to tackle Luz Ardiden at 1715 meters, which is an HC climb that has seen been featured in the TdF 8 times. It is perhaps most famous from the crash that [...]
Col du Tentes: RAID on Spain!
Today we planned on riding to Spain via the col du Tentes. The day started out warm and humid. Here you can see the steam wafting off Warren. We had the road almost to ourselves. Passing only two [...]
Col du Soulor: a Ride into the Clouds
We wanted to ride the Col du Soulor and the Col d’Aubisque but we were totally socked in with heavy fog. We did make it to the top of the Col Du Soulor, however. Along the way passing a [...]
Cycling the Tourmalet from Pierrefitte-Nestalas, Both Sides
We have landed in Pierrefitte-Nestalas, in the High Pyrenees. Below is basecamp. Such was the trauma of jaunt through Marseille that we decided to grind away the memory by tackling the Tourmalet, [...]
Saint Berarde: L’Oisans Hidden Gem
This is the last day in the Alps and the last day at the Hotel Cassini. We today we climbed road only the locals would know about. It dead ends behind the mountains of Les Deux Alps ski station. [...]