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It's alovely looking village, it's just that it's 2/3 of the way up Alpe D'Huez, so pretty much any ride you do is going to finish off with a tough climb.
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Before I put you on ignore, there's a nice minor road out of Huez, which takes you to the D44 and the road that leads to the Croix de Fer, stunning ride all the way.
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you must check out the balcony road off alpe d'huez climb tucked behind corner 16, easy to miss.. this road runs parallel above D1091(le bourg d'oisans to le grave), very little traffic stunning views
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As the roads are closed to traffic, you can probably end up doing 60+ mph if you've a mind to. Being older if not wiser than I used to be, I tend to ease off at 45 these days. If you like tunnels, take a ride up to Villard Notre-Dame above Bourg D'Oisans, plenty of unlit tunnels on that short bit of road. You may regret choosing to stay in Huez....
no one should be encouraged to decend at +60 mph.. even on closed roads.. sometimes you will find all manner of stuff, including sheep as we experienced dropping off cormet de roseland (i max speed @ 57mph on open road). crashing at that speed could be fatal.. with plenty of riders about caution necessary..
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Just signed up for the Etape Alpe d'Huez stage... Anyone got any spare EPO lying around?
Ha. ha. ha. ....
Seriously though... Not sunk in yet. Will be shitting myself promptly.
I signed up for that too. Properly shitting it after reading Graeme Fife's chapter on Alpe D'Huez in his tour de France book.
I have a long way to go fitness-wise - and probably a new bike to buy, I'm not doing that on an 80's steel frame. Plan on spending Christmas at my Mum's house in the Welsh mountains for some very cold suffering
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When setting up the team in 2010, Nygaard told [I]Cyclingnews that the team was based on trust, especially when it came to signing riders.[/I]
*"You look at a rider's past and how they've behaved too. The most important thing when you hire someone is that you trust them," he said in August 2010.*Team Leopard-Trek. The team that has Frank Schleck in it.
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I signed up for that too. Properly shitting it after reading Graeme Fife's chapter on Alpe D'Huez in his tour de France book.
I have a long way to go fitness-wise - and probably a new bike to buy, I'm not doing that on an 80's steel frame. Plan on spending Christmas at my Mum's house in the Welsh mountains for some very cold suffering
Dan, are you still doing the Etape du Jour?
Remember that this is only one day. A big effort yes, so enjoy every pedal stroke these mountains are legendary and it will be over quicker than you know it. in 2007 i completed an 8 day tour on a Condor Italia '96 531C steel frame 8-speed and original 105 groupset, the only parts i replaced were a 13-26 casette, the wheels (i could only afford Mavic Askium) and saddle (Fizik Arione).. by the time i got to Cannes i lost 2 stone and felt unbreakable and could have ridden on to do the whole of the Pyrenees.
modane to telegraphe is just a warm up, short descent then climb from valloire to col du galibier is long and stunning, pray that you have good weather and prepare for everything.. the drop off on the other side is tres magnifique, plenty of hairpins and fast stretches. Looking down past Le Grave it feels like you've arrived in a Tibetian Valley its absolutely breath-taking. Have a short rest before climbing Alpe d'Huez, its all myth and not that hard, so go and break Pantani's TT course record.
You should develop a good / safe technique descending as well as learning to climb so read up and get advice on cornering, over-taking, controlling speed, carry food / energy drinks.
Plan for a long rides every weekend start with 30miles if you can, then build up gradually for endurance and sign up for a few sportive along the way to get use to riding in a bunch.
PM me if you want join us for some training rides in chilterns / surrey hills / north downs..
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You lost 2 stone in eight days?
from early january when i start training in RP to arriving in cannes 24th June.. yes, i lost 2 stone. 1000km/17 cols in eight days, i reckon i burnt 6000+ calories each day, and continued to burn alot of calories for weeks after that.
My point should have been that losing body weight was far more beneficial for endurance training i think, than saving bike weight and spending a fortune in the process. Also riding a classic steel frame bike even in the alps is affordable, forgiving, classy and comfortable.
That said, quite a few of our riders completed the tour last year on colnago master-x light bikes, not cheap but a great experience.
like this one.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290517643180 -
has anyone worked out logistics of getting themselves & bike down to the alp dhuez stage?
flying, locomotive, road transportation options?
Fly to Grenoble then cycle?
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has anyone worked out logistics of getting themselves & bike down to the alp dhuez stage?
flying, locomotive, road transportation options?
Eurostar to Grenoble (approx £110 return), bus from Grenoble to Bourg or Alpe or wherever.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/9376630.stm
i almost feel sorry for the spanish twit..
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Interesting comment from Andy Schleck regarding their hug on the Tourmalet and his friendship with Contador:
"I have my arm on his shoulder, but I am not doing anything. It was his way of saying, look, we are friends (….) But he knows what I think of him, and he knows that if we find ourselves in the Tour, I won't wait for mechanical trouble."
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schleck-gutted-and-disappointed-after-losing-tour-de-france
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