French Alps - Options

Rob987

Hi all,

Me and a few friends are heading for another French alpine odyssey in mid July. We went two years ago and did Alpe d'Huez, Galibier and Lauteret. I'm aware of other options around the area such as Telegraphe, Col du Glandon, Croix de Fer and Les Deux Alpes.

I'm keen to hear from people who have done some or all of these. We're not planning on huge distances but would consider spins of up to 100km though preferably in the 60 - 70km range. We have a car and so can drive to the areas around the climbs.

Cheers

Rob

Donerkebab

Col du Granon near briancon!

flywheel

If you can get down near Gap try Mont Colombis



http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Mont-Colombis&qryMountainID=6975
The latest comment was from our camp leader - the only update I'd make was your heart was pounding in your head not your chest

Here's some stats / pics from it

Billycake

Col d' Izoard from either the Briancon side or the other side (I can't remember the name of this side but its on the road from Mount Dauphine to Chateau Queryas) is a great ride. Col d' Agnel is another good one as is Col du Granon.