Cycling in the high mountains. Alps, Dolomites, Pyrenees etc

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GideonPARANOID
I've booked our little camper on LeShuttle, heading out at the end of August & coming back just over three weeks later. Not got a huge amount of a plan yet, other than we're heading to the French alps (& possibly over Lugano at some point) & doing plenty of day rides from wherever we can stay.

Never ridden in the French alps (having stuck to the Swiss/Italian ones last time). Have created an (ambitious) map (square icons) of climbs I'd like to do (unlikely to hit them all), but it's a bit sparse so need to figure out exactly where we can stay/what we can link together. Does anyone have any recommendations of lesser known ones in the area?

List of things I'd like to do:
- Alp d'Huez.
- Lacets de Montvernier.
- Col de l'Iseran.
- Col du Télégraphe.
- Col du Galibier.
- Col de la Croix de Fer.
- Cormet de Roselend.
- Tour de France 2023 stage 16 (the decisive TT stage around Sallanches, seems like a fun idea).

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MTB-Idle in reply to @GideonPARANOID
Ooh, ooh I can answer some of this.

Firstly, a great choice of climbs those are all crackers.

Secondly most of these can be knocked off from one location which is Saint Michel de Maurienne, in fact the Telegraphe actually starts from a right turn on the main street (assuming you are heading south arriving in the town). :
- Lacets de Montvernier, rideable from the town
- Col du Télégraphe, starts in Saint Michel
- Col du Galibier, follows on from Telegraphe
- Alpe d'Huez is a long ride or a short drive away
- Croix de Fer/Glandon both rideable
- it's not on your list but Col de la Madeleine is easily accessible from here too
Best place to stay with a camper is Le Marintan which has chalets, a hotel, parking spaces with power and water hook-ups and spaces for tents. Prices are very reasonable too. I've stayed in one of the chalets there and the showers/toilet block is good too.

Saint Michel de Maurienne is not a particularly pretty town but the above means it is a great place to start riding from.

If you want a slightly nicer town then Saint Jean de Maurienne is 15km north although this adds a few more klicks onto any ride you have planned and not having stayed there I don't have any recommendations.

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