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Recent Posts
- 58th Consecutive month up Alpe d’Huez
- Bikesure Cycling Kit for the Tour de France
- 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: Training Camps
La Marmotte 2012 entries sold out in 36 hours ?
It appears that the official organisers of the La Marmotte have sold out of their single entry packages for the event. I time that at about 36 hours which must be some sort of a record. Still looking for an … Continue reading
Tour of the Oisans September week
Photos from the first 3 days of the Tour of the Oisans week. So far this week we have covered the Col de la Croix de Fer, Alpe d’Huez, Col de Sarenne, Col du Télégraphe and the Col du Galibier … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col de Sarenne, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Tour de France 2011, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Galibier, Col du Telegraphe, La Marmotte, October Cycling Holidays, Tour d'Oisans, Tour of the Oisans
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Tour of the Oisans August La Bérarde St Christophe last day
Last day of our Tour of the Oisans took us to La Bèrarde and St Christophe en Oisans
La Marmotte Week Bourg d’Oisans
We are half way through our La Marmotte week here and have tackled the Col du Glandon, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez over the first 3 days of the holiday. Our La Marmotte 2012 holidays are … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Andalucia Cycling, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Lautaret, Col du Telegraphe, La Marmotte, La Marmotte Entries, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Andalucian Cycling Holidays, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, La Marmotte 2012, La Marmotte Entries 2012, La Marmotte Photos
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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
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
Posted in Andalucia Cycling, Bourg D'Oisans, Col du Galibier, Col du Lautaret, Cycle Sportives, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, Grand Trophee, La Marmotte, Marco Pantani Cycling Sportive, Memorial Cycling Marco Pantani, Training Camps
Tagged early season training, Enjoy Oisans, Grand Trophee, La Marmotte entries, La Marmotte partners 2011, La Marmotte prep in Spain, Marco Pantani Memorial Cycling Sportive
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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
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col du Glandon, Col du Lautaret, Col du Telegraphe, Cycle Sportives, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, La Marmotte, Tour de France 2011, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Alpe d'Huez Accommodation, La Marmotte Accommodation 2011, La Marmotte entries 2011
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16 entries for L’Etape du Tour Modane to Alpe d’Huez
Well we managed to buy 16 entries for L’Etape du Tour Modane to Alpe d’Huez today. 4 Have already been allocated to guests staying on our L’Etape du Tour week. 4 more are available to the remaining 4 spaces staying on … Continue reading
Marmotte 2011 ? Try the major climbs first
Are you thinking of entering La Marmotte 2011 ? If so why not take advantage of our 2 special La Marmotte Prep weeks that we run from our base in Bourg d’Oisans. Week 1: Will be running from the 2nd … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, Cycle Sportives, Cycling Holidays, La Marmotte, Tour de France 2010, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, La Marmotte, La Marmotte 2011 entry, La Marmotte Training
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Photos from La Marmotte 2010 Tour Week
We have covered the whole La Marmotte route with our 8 guests this week. Part of it has been vehicle assisted and we have climbed the Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez. Our 2011 La Marmotte Tour … Continue reading
Posted in Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, Cycle Sportives, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, La Marmotte, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, La Marmotte 2010, La Marmotte 2011, La Marmotte Photos
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Marmotte Prep Tour Bourg d’Oisans – Col du Glandon – Col du Telegraphe – Day 2
Day 2 of our Marmotte Tour Prep week started off from our base in Bourg d’Oisans and headed up the Col du Glandon before descending the 20KM descent down the otherside. We stopped for lunch at the side of the … Continue reading
Cycling Alpe d’Huez and Les Deux Alpes in March
Managed three rides this week (and its only wednesday) On sunday i made my first accent of Alpe d’Huez in March and for the first time saw a couple of other cyclist on their way down the mountain. This was my … Continue reading
Summer 2010 Availabilty in Bourg d’Oisans – April 2010 to Mid October 2010 (and Sierra Nevada January 2011)
We now only have limited availabilty for the following weeks on our cycle Tours based from Bourg d’Oisans. We also the only company in Bourg d’Oisans where you can reserve your bikes online with our Bike Hire service – all guests staying with us will … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Galibier, Critérium du Dauphiné libéré, Cycle Hire, Cycle Sport, Cycle Sportives, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, Cycling Weekly, La Marmotte, Sportives, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, bed and breakfast cycling holidays, Bike Hire Bourg d'Oisans, Bourg D'Oisans, Challenge du Dauphiné Vercors, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Galibier, Col du Telegraphe, Critérium du Dauphiné libéré, Cycle Hire Bourg d'Oisans, Cycling holidays southern spain, Cycling Tours, Dauphine Libere, Marmotte Prep Week, More Than 21 Bends, Point to point tours, self catered cycling holidays, Sierra Nevada Cycling Holidays
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Spain cycling holidays – Sierra Nevada
Bourg d’Oisans is a great place to live for the cycling but from Mid November to the end of February its difficult to get the riding in (unless you count the gym at Alpe d’Huez). For this reason and also … Continue reading
Marmotte Entries 2010 closed – Marco Pantani Sportive instead ?
Bad news for those trying to enter La Marmotte 2010 – it appears that the entries are now fully subscribed. More information can be found on the organisers website. It does appear however that you can still enter La Marmotte … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col de Parquetout, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, Critérium du Dauphiné libéré, Cycle Sportives, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, La Marmotte, Les Deux Alpes, Marco Pantani Cycling Sportive, Mount Ventoux, Sportives, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Col de Parquetout, Critérium du Dauphiné libéré, Dauphine Libere, GRIMPEE DE L'ALPE, La Marmotte 2010, Le Vaujany Sportive, Marco Pantani Memorial Cycling Sportive, Mount Ventoux, PRIX DES GRANDES ROUSSES, Trophee de l'Oisans
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Alpe d’Huez and Vaujany cycle ride in January
This week with good (if very cold) weather I have got three bike rides in, as well as a load of skiing in Alpe d’Huez. On Tuesday I cycled up the 21 bends of Alpe d’Huez – this is now … Continue reading
Introducing the More Than 21 Bends Tour
A fair few customers last year thought it would be good to do a point to point tour in the regions – so we have set up “More Than 21 Bends“ a week long fully vehicle supported road cycling tour … Continue reading
Posted in 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 Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, Les Deux Alpes, Tour de France 2010, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Briançon, Col d'Izoard, Col d'Ornon, Col de la Croix der Fer, Col de la Madeleine, Col de la Morte, Col de Sarenne, Col du Galibier, Col du Glandon, Col du Telegraphe, Les Deux Alpes, Point to Point Cycling Tour, Saint Jean de Maurienne
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2010 Dauphiné Libéré to visits Alpe d’Huez
The 2010 Dauphiné Libéré (running from the WC 5th June 2010) and the warm up for the Tour de France will be visiting Alpe d’Huez on the 12th June 2010. It will also be visiting the nearby city of Grenoble … Continue reading
Posted in Alpe D'Huez, Bourg D'Oisans, Critérium du Dauphiné libéré, Cycling Accommodation, Cycling Holidays, Lance Armstrong, Tour De France, Tour de France 2010, Tour de France Climbs, Training Camps
Tagged Alpe D'Huez, Critérium du Dauphiné libéré, Dauphiné libéré 2010, Grenoble, La Marmotte 2010, La Marmotte Training weeks, More Than 21 Bends, Point to Point Tour, Tour de France 2010
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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.
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
