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- 58th Consecutive month up Alpe d’Huez
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- Quick blast up Oulles today
- LAST AVAILABILTY FOR LA MARMOTTE 2013
- Alpe d’Huez Tour of the Oisans and more
- 55th Consecutive Month of riding Alpe d’Huez January 2013
- Make it easy to transport your bike to More Than 21 Bends with Mosquito Bikes
- Join us for the 1st Bank Holiday May weekend and test ride some Lightweight wheels
- Col du Galibier, Croix de Fer and Glandon closed for the winter
- La Marmotte Sportive (Gran Fondo) Dates 2013
Category Archives: Tour de France Climbs
Col d’Ornon – September
We are coming to the end of our last Tour Week here in Bourg d’Oisans and today we took a ride up the Col d’Ornon. With all the major cols still open we are taking last minute bookings for bed and … Continue reading
La Marmotte Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier – September
Bit of a mad day here at Tour d’Oisans with 2 of our guests riding the full La Marmotte route, 3 guys riding the Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier and one guy just wanting to do the Col du … Continue reading
Bourg d’Oisans – Col du Lautaret – Col du Galibier and back
This is an epic climb pretty much starting 5 KM outside of Bourg d’Oisans and ascending firstly to the Col du Lautaret at 2055m and 40KM and then the Col du Galibier at 2645 metres and 49 KM. The Australian … Continue reading
4 Australians do Alpe d’Huez
Four of our australian guests cycles the mythical 21 bends today recording some excellent times. As we are so close to the base of the clim we did a 20 minute warm up out towards Venosc. Their times can be … Continue reading
Alpe d’Huez timetrial from Bourg d’Oisans
Every thursday in July and August there is a mass start timetrial up Alpe d’Huez starting from our base town in Bourg d’Oisans. This is actually the first time I have competed in the race and managed a new personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Alpe d'Huez Cycling Holidays, Alpe d'Huez Road climb, Bourg D'Oisans, Bourg D'Oisans Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, Cycling Holidays Alpe d'Huez, Cycling Holidays Bourg d'Oisans, Oisans, Riding alpe d'Huez in August, Tour de France Climbs
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50th Birthday ride up Alpe d’Huez
One of our guests this week Peter a bush fire fighter from Australia rode up Alpe d’Huez today for his birthday treat. He left early to beat the 30 plus degree heat and recorded a very good Alpe d’Huez time … Continue reading
Cycling Alpe d’Huez, Col du Galibier, Col de la Croix de Fer and Glandon in October
Just to let you know that our cycling season extends into the middle of October as the weather is still really good. All the major cols will still be open so you can ride Alpe d’Huez, Col du Galibier, Col … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col d'Ornon, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Lautaret, Col du Telegraphe, Cycling Alpe d'Huez in October, Cycling Col de la Croix de Fer in October, Cycling Col du Glandon in October, Cycling the Col d'Ornon in October, Cycling the Col du Lautaret in October, Cycling the Col du Telegraphe in October, Free Bike Hire Bourg d'Oisans
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Cycled Up Alpe d’Huez while the Tour de France was at Mount Ventoux
While the Tour de France was at Mount Ventoux a long with most of our guests I cycled up Alpe d’Huez testing out some new jersey for next year – they are made by Columba in a sportwool fabric. Check … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, Lance Armstrong, Mount Ventoux, Tour De France, Tour de France 2009, Tour de France Climbs
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Andrew Hampsten, Bourg D'Oisans, Fausto Coppi, Joaquim Agostinho, Joop Zoetemelk, Lance Armstrong, Mount Ventoux
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La Marmotte 2009 week photos from my guests at the Croix de Fer and Glandon
Photos of some of our guests from La Marmotte 2009 event staying with us in Bourg d’Oisans.
La Marmotte 2009 Video
To view our 2009 La Marmotte video please visit our site. At the same time you can also register your interest in our accommodation for 2010. We are also running two La Marmotte training weeks in September 2009 and June … Continue reading
Photos from Alpe d’Huez during La Marmotte 2009
The rain came towards the end of the day in Alpe d’Huez but it seemed to cool the riders down after a very hot day in the saddle. More photos from the sportive today. The riders had already climbed the … Continue reading
Col du Galibier – La Marmotte Week
As part of our La Marmotte week we take our guests to Valliore at the base of the mighty Col du Galibier. The aim is then to ride back to Bourg d’Oisans. This is a good 60 km of La … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourg D'Oisans, Col du Galibier, La Marmotte, Valliore
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Preparing for the Alpe d’Huez climb on La Marmotte route
As part of our La Marmotte route here in Bourg d’Oisans we take our guests on a fairly hard ride up Alpe d’Huez mid afternoon so that they can climitise to the likely weather conditions on the day of the … Continue reading
Bourg d’Oisans to the Col du Glandon – La Marmotte week 2009
We took a group of our guests up the Col du Glandon and Col de la Croix der Fer as part of their La Marmotte week today based in Bourg d’Oisans. The weather was fantastic and there was a real … Continue reading
Twin Six Alpe d’Huez T-Shirts
We now have a range of Twin Six t-shirts available for 25 Euros when staying with us on our cycling holidays in Alpe d’Huez and Bourg d’Oisans or you can buy directly from our online shop here
Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier – two Tour de France and La Marmotte climbs
As part of our cycling week here in Bourg d’Oisans we can drop people off at the bottom of the Col du Telegraphe so that they can ride this and also the north side of the Col du Galibier and … Continue reading
Alpe d’Huez Time Trial
We had a mini timetrail up Alpe d’Huez yesterday with 5 of our guests. We set off at 5 minute intervals from the roundabout at the bottom just outside Bourg d’Oisans. 61 year old Steve Berry aim was to beat … Continue reading
Critérium du Dauphiné libéré photos at the Col de La Croix de Fer at the end of our La Marmotte prep week
It was the last day of our La Marmotte Training Week today and we cycled up the Col de la Croix de Fer (just after the Glandon) to watch the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré race ride over. It was a scorching … Continue reading
Col du Galibier is open for the summer 2009
The Col du Galibier is open ! That means all the major cols are now open through until mid to end of October.
Cycling the Col du Telegraphe via the Col du Glandon
This was my first climb up the Col du Telegraphe of the year. This climb comes before the massive Col du Galibier and after the Col du Glandon and is part of La Marmotte Cycling Sportive. For those that do not … Continue reading
