Cycling Diary
I've been keeping a diary of my most notable rides in the area.
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2004
| The Marmotte for the fifth time with sunny condition and a time within a minute of my 2003 time. |
| The Col du Lautaret and an unexpected ride on a closed Col du Galibier to 2450 metres |
| Three news Cols south of Grenoble, the Menee, Grimone and Croix Haute. |
| The first Col of the year on the edge of the Vercors. |
2003
| The 2003 Marmotte with over 6,000 starters in perfect conditions. |
2002
| Six smaller climbs south of Grenoble with tired legs at the end. |
| The Giant of Provence, the Mont Ventoux. |
| Two rides around Briançon, the first riding to the Col d'Izoard and the second climbing the tough Col de Granon. |
| The Marmotte for the third time, in conditions comparable to 2001. A pleasing result but I've had better days on a bike. |
| The Col de la Morte under the Tallifer, riding the Col du Charmette in the Chartreuse with its bad road surface and tunnels and then the Col du Mont Noir in the Vercors, preparing for the Marmotte by riding the course early in the morning without the Alpe d'Huez |
| A day around Bourg St Maurice, climbing two of this years Tour de France climbs, the Cormet de Roseland and to the ski resort of La Plagne. |
| A day in Savoie cycling the Col de l'Arpettaz and finding the snow on the Col du Joly. |
| Cycling up the Grand Goulets in the Vercors, riding to Les Pleyney and the Collet d'Alleward in the northern Belledonne. |
| Riding the Col du Lautaret and Les Deux Alpes before a spectacular mountain road above Bourg d'Oisans, climbing to the Chalet du Gioberney in the heart of the Ecrins |
2001
| The 182km Challenge du Dauphine sportif and riding to 2,500 metres on the Col du Galibier to find the Col is still closed. |
| The Vaujany sportif and the Marmotte for the second time. |
| The Megeve Mt Blanc event in perfect condtions and the Grenobloise event for the first time. |
2000
| Col du Romeyere and the Gorges de la Bourne, Mont St Martin - the mini Alpe d'Huez and the Balcon de Belledonne. | |
| The Col du Coq, Col de la Charmette, the Alpe d'Huez and the Challenge du Dauphine. | |
| The Giant of Provence - Mont Ventoux, and the Col du Rousset. | |
| The Marmotte sportif - 174km and 5000m of climbing, the Col Luitel and a weekend around Barcelonette including riding the Col de la Bonette and the Col d'Allos. | |
| Three cols in the Chartreuse, cycling to Chamrousse and the Megeve Mt Blanc sportif. | |
| Cycling along the eastern edge of the Vercors. | |
| On the edge of the Chartreuse - the Col de Marcieu, and the Col d'Ornon and the 21 hairpins of the Alpe d'Huez. |