Posted in 2011 Alps Pyrenees Tour, Biking Routes - France, Route des Grande Alps - Roads, Links & Photos, tagged Alpine, Alps, Alps Motorbike Tour, Best Biking Roads, BMW Motorrad, Cime de la Bonette, Col d'Izoard, Col de l'Iseran, Col des Saisies, Col du Galibier, Col Du Mont Cenis, Col du Petit St.-Bernard, Cormet de Roselend, Gorges de Daluis, Gorges Du Verdon, Lac de Roselend, Mont Ventoux, Motorcycle Touring, R1150RT RT, Road Trooper, Route des Grande Alpes, Tour France on February 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Col Du Galibier (Alt. 2646 m)
The northern ramp is currently not great from Valloire to Verneys but enjoyably none-the-less, riding through Verneys in September was an experience as it had no road surface at all, some lads from the road works dept had dug up the fecken lot leaving me to ride my R1150RT through town like it was a bloody 1200GS Adventure but I’m sure they’ll have it nice and shiny again for us by next season. (more…)
Posted in 2011 Alps Pyrenees Tour, Biking Routes - France, Route des Grande Alps - Roads, Links & Photos, tagged Alpine, Alps, Alps Motorbike Tour, Best Biking Roads, BMW Motorrad, Cime de la Bonette, Col d'Izoard, Col de l'Iseran, Col des Saisies, Col du Galibier, Col Du Mont Cenis, Col du Petit St.-Bernard, Cormet de Roselend, Gorges de Daluis, Gorges Du Verdon, Lac de Roselend, Mont Ventoux, Motorcycle Touring, R1150RT RT, Road Trooper, Route des Grande Alpes, Tour France on December 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This was a big day riding some of the best roads I know of. Leaving Albertville I headed up Col des Saisies 1657m, Cormet de Roselend 1967m, Col du Petit St.-Bernard 2188m (Hannibal’s Pass), Col de l’Iseran 2,770m (Highest Paved Mountain Pass in Alps), Col Du Mont-Cenis 2087m, Col du Telegraphe 1566m, Col Du Galibier 2645m and into Briancon for 2 nights. (more…)
Posted in 2011 Alps Pyrenees Tour, Biking Routes - France, Route des Grande Alps - Roads, Links & Photos, tagged Alpine, Alps, Alps Motorbike Tour, Best Biking Roads, BMW Motorrad, Cime de la Bonette, Col d'Izoard, Col de l'Iseran, Col des Saisies, Col du Galibier, Col Du Mont Cenis, Col du Petit St.-Bernard, Cormet de Roselend, Gorges de Daluis, Gorges Du Verdon, Lac de Roselend, Mont Ventoux, Motorcycle Touring, R1150RT RT, Road Trooper, Route des Grande Alpes, Tour France on December 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The 2011 Tour was 6500+ km through the Alps and the Pyrenees taking in 38 of the highest passes, many made famous from the Tour de France cycle race in 10 days.
Starting in Albertville I rode through the French and Italian Alps down as far as Gorges du Daluis where I rode along Gorge du Verdon, Gorges de Nesque, Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles mountain range. From there it was through the vineyards of the Rhone Valley and into Cathar country before crossing over towards the west coast to ride along some of the highest passes of Route des cols Pyrenees winding in and out of France and Spain before heading further south into Alicante and Murcia. (more…)
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