by Bike Weekender | May 23, 2020 | Bike Weekender World, Blog, General, News Updates, Our Biking World |
From Teak, based at the Aravis Lodge in St Jean de Sixt – Bike and Ski Weekender’s home base in the French Alps.
Invariably one of the first reactions I get when I tell cyclists that I live and ride in the Northern French Alps is “Blimey, I would love to ride there, but I am not fit enough”.
Whilst riding in the Alps is not for the cyclist just starting out, neither is it solely the preserve of the pros. Indeed we are very lucky in our corner of the Northern French Alps to have access to a huge variety of road cycling terrain, including climbs that even the most modest of weekend warriors will find very achievable, but at the same time they are no less rewarding for the sense of achievement and breathtaking views.
In no particular order, here are some of our favourite, crowd-pleasing introductory climbs, easily accessible from our home base in the Aravis mountains:
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by Bike Weekender | May 19, 2020 | Bike Weekender World, Blog, General, News Updates |
From Paul, based at the Aravis Lodge in St Jean de Sixt – Bike and Ski Weekender’s home base in the French Alps.
We are approaching the first important milestone in the process of easing the lockdown measures in France, as a result of the coronavirus crisis – and as of this Monday 11th May, we will be free of many restrictions which have become a normal part of our daily life in France.
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by Bike Weekender | May 19, 2020 | Bike Weekender World, Blog, General, News Updates |
From Paul, based at the Aravis Lodge in St Jean de Sixt – Bike and Ski Weekender’s home base in the French Alps.
Looking back, the weekend of the 12th – 16th March was certainly crazy from a work and business perspective, and is one which will be remembered for a very long-time!
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by Bike Weekender | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog, Fun Stuff, News Updates
Updated 1/10/19 – Tour de France 2020 route rumours are now circulating ahead of the official ASO launch on Tuesday 15th October, so we have compiled the latest news & we’ll keep it regularly updated.
Early rumours are that next year the parcours won’t be heading for such high altitudes as in 2019, which was a special edition for the 100th anniversary of the yellow jersey. The sense really is that the Tour de France route for 2020 has particularly been designed with a French winner in mind, given it will be 35 years since Frenchman Bernard Hinault won that prestigious jersey.
by Bike Weekender | Jul 14, 2018 | Blog, Fun Stuff, News Updates
Tour de France 2019 route rumours will soon be starting to circulate, so once again we will be compiling the latest news & keeping it regularly updated, so check back soon.
by Bike Weekender | Oct 17, 2017 | Bike Weekender World, Biking Videos, Blog, Fun Stuff, News Updates, Useful Stuff
The Tour de France 2018 will feature 3 stages in the Alps, all of which are accessible from the Bike Weekender home base, but stage 10 in particular will pass right by our door, which we are really excited about.
All 3 stages feature some real thrills and challenges – including the Col de la Colombière, Plateau des Glières, Col de Romme, Cormet de Roseland, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col de la Madeleine, the infamous Lacets de Montvernier and a very welcome return to the beast that Alpe d’Huez.
Check out the full tour route and see the stage profiles in 3D here…
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