Paris By Bike
Switching on my Clark Griswold brain, I decided to do a quick tourist spin of Paris with one of the guys in my tour group. Our hotel was only a […]
Trips
How Many Hors Catégories Can I Fit Into This Trip?
Having done the Col d’Izoard a couple of days before, I was looking for a route the morning of this year’s queen stage. I knew everyone would be headed towards […]
The Galibier and a Great View of the Finish
The one mountain that I probably remember hearing the most over the years while watching the Tour de France was the Col du Galibier. Not only is often featured, but […]
The Mountain of the Lord (aka, the Col d’Izoard)
The queen stage of the 2017 Tour de France featured a finish at the top of the Col d’Izoard. Of the 34 Tours that have featured this climb, none had […]
Attacking Alpe d’Huez…Knock That One Off the Bucket List
In case you didn’t already know, Alpe d’Huez is often considered the most iconic climb in cycling. It was first used in the 1952 Tour de France, but didn’t reappear […]