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The trouble with Alpe d'Huez from Briancon is having to go over the Lauteret to get there and back. It's a wide, busy road with some pretty hair raising tunnels to go through as you get down towards Bourg d'Oisans. If you've got a car it might be worth driving some/all of the way.
To be honest, there's some great roads around Briancon, what with the Izoard, the Montgenevre, even cols like the Vars, Risoul and the Agnello to the south.
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@amey Briancon to top of Alpe not a problem. Brilliant descent from the Lautaret. It is climbing through the tunnels that is not nice. Get a hotel in Bourg and then you can do the marmotte the next day.
fussballclub
oof ok, might have to give that a skip then .. the rest seem ride-able .. alpe d'huez is a bit further.