A tough 62-mile cycling loop of Lac de Serre-Ponçon, incorporating Col de Pontis and Col Lebraut, on a baking hot sunny day. Spectacular views of the lake were never far away.
Col de Pontis
A tough 62-mile cycling loop of Lac de Serre-Ponçon, incorporating Col de Pontis and Col Lebraut, on a baking hot sunny day. Spectacular views of the lake were never far away.
An amazing ride to see two mountain reservoirs and their respective dams. As well as the spectacular scenery, I discovered a lot more about hydro-electricity in the Haute Maurienne valley
A tough but beautiful ride over Col du Plan du Lac to the remote Vallon de La Rocheure. Stunning scenery and marmots galore!
A beautiful bike ride in the Maurienne valley, from Termignon to Col du Petit Mont Cenis, and then over Col du Mont Cenis and down to the Italian border. Featuring mountain meadows, flowers and streams.
A forty-mile bike ride in the Jura, looping from Izernore, via Col du Sentier, Lac Genin and back though Oyonnax.
A wonderful part-gravel loop from Bourg-Saint-Maurice including Cormet d’Arêches, Col du Pré and Cormet de Roselend, featuring lakes, drone shots and sheep.
A bike ride up the Valgrisenche valley around Lake Beauregard and the tiny chapel, Cappella di Chatelet, returning by a lakeside gravel path. I discovered much more of the history after the ride.
A bike ride from Morgex, Italy, up and over the tough Colle San Carlo to La Thuile and then up to Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo at the French border
I was lucky to have good weather and not much traffic on this long climb from Aosta, Italy, to Col du Grand Saint-Bernard, one of the oldest passes in the Alps.
A wonderful bike ride from Gignod up the Valpelline valley to la Diga di Place Moulin, the fourth largest dam in Italy