As I’m going to be running cycling holidays for other people, I thought I should treat myself to one of my own this year – in Majorca. The lure of the sun was just too much for me at the end of 2011 whilst I was in the middle of my first cold Alpine Winter. It was also a great motivator during the tedious turbo sessions in January and February (I couldn’t just turn up with no miles in my legs!). Continue reading “My Cycling Holiday…in Majorca”
Cycling Holidays in the French Alps – alternatives to the big Cols
It had been a while since I rode this particular route, and it’s a nice change to slogging up a long climb to turn around and come back the same way (as I did the other week up the Col du Lautaret!). This loop
takes in a more gentle route past Lac Laffrey, and then back up the other side of the Col D’Ornon (not a big one at 1371 metres). There is a nice section after the climb up to the lake that includes some small up hill sections, but mostly a gentle descent over 25 – 30 km. Continue reading “Cycling Holidays in the French Alps – alternatives to the big Cols”