Category Archives: Bourg D’Oisans

Kelly Benefit Cycling Team

We have had the owner and director sportif of american pro cycling team Kelly Benefit Cycling Team staying with us this week trying out some of the roads.  The plan is to maybe provide some training camps for the pro riders or the … Continue reading

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Alpe d’Huez Triathlon 2012

We have now released our 2012 Alpe d’Huez Triathlon Accommodation in our main house in Bourg d’Oisans right in the centre of the event. Our 1 week stay on a bed and breakfast basis with uplifts and transfers for the … Continue reading

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More photos from our end of Week Etape du Tour holiday

More photos from our Tour of the Oisans  week covering more of the local cols to Bourg d’Oisans including the Col d’Ornon and Col de Malissol

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La Marmotte Start Photos Bourg d’Oisans 2011

Photos from the La Marmotte 2011 starting in Bourg d’Oisans    

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Quick ride up Oulles before Marmotte guests arrive

Took a quick spin up Oulles today before our near 200 guests arrive for La Marmotte 2011. This year we have hotel accommodation through our new website PolkadotStop, Self catered accommodation through Enjoy Oisans and of course our cycling tour week.   … Continue reading

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Tour of Oisans – Day 6 – Traverse d’Oisans – Photos

Today took in the ride up to Villard Reculas down Alpe d’Huez and then across to Garde en Oisans and back to Bourg d’Oisans

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Day 5 – Tour of Oisans – Alpe d’Huez Triathlon Route – Photos Col d’Ornon

After day 4s rest day we tackled the Alpe d’Huez Triathlon long route over the Col de la Morte and the Col d’Ornon.

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Tour of Oisans – May – Day 1- St Christophe en Oisans – Photos

First day of our first tour of the 2011 season took in the beautiful ride to St Christophe en Oisans and La Bérarde. The weather was a little changeable with it snowing at the top and beautiful sunshine at the … Continue reading

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More La Marmotte Accommodation and Entries 2011

The organisers of the La Marmotte sportive have just contacted us to let us know that there are still entries available for the 2011 La Marmotte Sportive through their Trophée de l’Oisans package. The package includes La Marmotte, Alpe d’Huez … Continue reading

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Cycling Alpe d’Huez in April – Win a Team Sky Kit in 2011

Completed my 34th consecutive month of cycling Alpe d’Huez in a time of 61.52. Some 6 minutes of my best time but not bad for April. The weather did not help either with the last 5 bends being very windy. … Continue reading

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Col de Malissol

My second 100 km ride of the week took me over a new col the Col de Malissol. I never knew it existed until I reached the top. Its not the biggest of cols but it was good to bag … Continue reading

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First 100km ride of the season over Col d’Ornon and on

Spring here in the Oisans is fantasic and this year with slightly less snow than normal it has meant a load more cycling. On monday I completed my first 100km ride of the year in preperation for La Marmotte, and … Continue reading

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April Spring Tours

Come get some early season cycling in with us here in the Oisans. We are running our cycling tours over the first two weeks of April. You can either come for the full week or just for a few days, … Continue reading

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33rd consecutive month of cycling up Alpe d’Huez

Completed my March 2011 ride up Alpe d’Huez this week. This is my 33rd consecutive month that I have climbed the 21 bends. Its early spring now in Bourg d’Oisans and there is a distinct lack of snow in Alpe … Continue reading

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Have a great new year

We would like to wish everyone a great new cycling year. And to cheer you up (if it is too cold for you to ride where you are) here is a picture of me on the turbo trainer in what will … Continue reading

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Official La Marmotte Partners and entry packages

We have today confirmed with the Grand Trophee company (the organisers of La Marmotte and the Marco Pantani Sportive amongst others) – that Enjoy Oisans will be one of their official partners for 2011. To celebrate this we have been … Continue reading

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La Marmotte 2011 entries are now open

La Marmotte 2011 entries are now available but don’t hang about as they will sell out quickly ! All our accommodation in Bourg d’Oisans has been fully booked for a while now but we do have flexible stay hotel accommodation … Continue reading

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Team Sky Kit for our Alpe d’Huez 2010 Times Winner

Each season we get our guests to record their time up Alpe d’Huez and at the end of the year give one random person (so its not based on how fast you can do) a few goodies.  For the 2010 … Continue reading

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L’Etape du Tour 2011 Act 1 – Entry Only or Package Holiday

ASO have now confirmed that we are allowed to sell our L’Etape du Tour entries for 2011. You can get hold of them by…. staying on our L’Etape du Tour 2011 week. staying on our L’Etape du Tour and La Marmotte Training … Continue reading

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Pro Cycling and Triathlon Plus Subscriptions

Those nice people at Future publishing have given us subscriptions to Pro Cycling and Triathlon Plus magazine for our guests to read when staying with us on our cycling holidays in Bourg d’Oisans.   For those interested in a bit … Continue reading

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