For the third year in a row I climbed to the third highest pass in the French Alps, this time using the very steep and part-gravel route via Col de la Moutière
Col de la Moutière

For the third year in a row I climbed to the third highest pass in the French Alps, this time using the very steep and part-gravel route via Col de la Moutière
A short ride to Col de Besseuges, climbing along a quiet dead-end road into the hills above Col de Saint-Raphaël
A wonderful bike ride in the Préalpes d’Azure from Puget-Théniers via Col de St-Raphael to the top of Mont Vial and above the clouds
A bike ride from Barcelonnette to the ski station at Pra-Loup, famous as a Tour-de-France stage finish, with wonderful views over the valleys. Short ride – quick post
Finally I got to do this epic loop in the Mercantour National Park, climbing over le Col de la Cayolle, Col des Champs and Col d’Allos in one day.
A wonderful ride along the upper Ubaye valley on a glorious October day, culminating in a ring-side seat to la Transhumance
A bike ride to the ‘forbidden’ col de Larche, along the Ubayette valley to the Italian border.
I rode from Briançon to the famous Col du Galibier, one of the most oft-used climbs in the Tour de France. Beautiful weather made for another wonderful day’s cycling in The Alps
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice I once again took on the highest paved pass in the Alps, Le Col de l’Iseran. It turned out to be an amazing day of cycling…
Another bike ride in the Beaufortain mountains featuring three beautiful lakes – Lac de Roselend, Lac de la Gittaz and Lac de Saint-Guérin.