Cycling Derborence from Conthey
I awoke this morning with the need to get to my hotel in Geneva and return my car by evening because my flight home was the following day. I wanted to squeeze in one last ride but it was raining, [...]
Cycling Furkapass and Grimselpass to Oberaarsee
This ride started in Andermatt, my home base for week-two of cycling bliss, now in the Uri canton of Switzerland. You cannot reach Andermatt from the west without going over the iconic Furkapass, [...]
Cycling the Grosse Scheidegg and Susten Pass
The Grosse Scheidegg is an amazing beutiful mountain pass in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The 1,962 m (6,437 ft) pass is traversed by a road connecting the town of Meiringen with the village [...]
Cycling Gotthard Pass and the old Tremola Road
My vote for the coolest cycling climb anywhere goes to the Gotthard Pass, or St. Gotthard Pass in Switzerland (Italian: Passo del San Gottardo, German: Gotthardpass). This 2,106-meter pass [...]
Cycling to Lac de Moiry from Chalais
Lac de Moiry is another great alpine dam. This means you can expect quite roads because it’s a dead end. It’s a long climb and includes a downhill section to Mayoux. This area seems [...]
Cycling Col de la Forclaz and Col de la Gueulaz (Lac d’Emosson)
Cycling the Col de la Forclaz Col de la Forclaz is a medium mountain pass that starts in Martigny, Switzerland, and goes to France if you wish. The French border is just 25km from Martigny and [...]
Cycling Alpe d’Huez and Les Deux Alpes
Every great champion must eventually face the Alpe d’Huez in a race. Each of its 21 switchbacks has the name of a past Tour stage winner posted, as well as the height to go to the 3100 foot [...]
Cycling Col de Sarenne from Le Hotel Cassini
France’s Greatest hits, game on. We flew into Paris and drove to the Alps for part one of this trip. At the beginning of the tollway to Lyon, the toll-person gave us a bag of goodies that [...]