Riding French cols

5 février 2007

What to carry on the bike?

After having tried several solutions, here is what I recommend to carry on the bike: - bottles: carry two bottles on your frame: one large with a mix of water and sport drinks and the other small just with sport drink powder in it. On your way, you will...

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5 février 2007

The beauty and the beast

the Beauty and the Beast : Col du Galibier (North side through the Col du Télégraphe) : What a climb! I have done it many times and every time it feels like a major achievement! First it is very long, second it goes very high (2,646m), and third it is...

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5 février 2007

My top-5 Not-to-Miss climbs in the Alps

Here is my top five list of the not-to-miss cols in the Alps: 1. Galibier (North) via Télégraphe: see my article "the Beauty and the Beast"! 2. Mont Ventoux (South from Bédouin): A true legend! I will write more about it in another message because Mt...

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5 février 2007

Thank you the Tour de France!

It is hard to talk about French cols without talking the Tour de France! You know: the frantic 3-week pro race which took place every July and goes traditionally clockwise or counter clockwise through the Alps and the Pyrenees. Why "Thank you the Tour...

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5 février 2007

Alps or Pyrenees?

An interesting question? Frankly as a Parisian, I used to ride mainly through the Alps rather than the Pyrenees: it is true that the Alps (especially the Northern part) are much closer to Paris than the Pyrenees which lay south of France at the border...

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5 février 2007

What is it about these "cols"?

If you have never ridden a col with your bike, here is some insights about how it feels: hard, painful, long, sweaty, exhausting!! However it is something you want to do over and over! Why? Do you have to be a sadomaso to enjoy it or simply the fool who...

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5 février 2007

What is a "col"?

A "col" is the French word to designate a mountain pass joining two valleys; some authors say there are 8500 cols in France. Others 2110 if you count only car roads. Anyhow there are plenty and enough for a life time! You find cols almost everywhere in...

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5 février 2007

Who am I ?

My nickname is Solaberg: a reference to the famous climb of the Roth Ironman race I did a long time ago.I am a recretional biker. Now settled in Paris with wife and kids, I have been enjoying spending some of my leasure time for the past ten years riding...

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