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Useful Links:
- Sportscommunication - Website for the organisers of La Marmotte, Le Vaujany, La Granfondo Les Deux Alpes, and other sportives
- Oisans tourism site - Useful info on the surrounding area including plenty of things to do for non-cyclists
- Local weather report - 9 day forecasts for Bourg D’Oisans
- Grenoble Cycling Pages - Info on local climbs plus other useful cycling related resources
- Cycle Clothing & Cycling Jerseys | Always Riding - Cycle clothing website with some good stuff
- Cycling Links Directory - A useful online cycling directory
- CyclingLinks - Database of bike manufacturers and their UK dealers. Find UK stockists searchable by postcode, plus links to UK clubs and organisations and more.
- Col Road information - French website which shows whether roads over Galibier, Lauteret, Izoard & more are open
- More Col Road information - Map showing status of Col du Glandon, Croix de Fer, Madeleine, Iseran etc
- All Mountain Ski Holidays - Skiing chalet and accommodation search site - Ski Holidays, Ski Chalets, Mountain Holidays
25 Oct 2012: After many rumours, the Tour route has been confirmed. Not only are they climbing Alpe D’Huez, but they are tackling it twice in the same stage!
26 Jul 2012: I’ve never been out to watch a Triathlon first hand, and having missed yesterday’s race (the long course event), I thought I’d take the chance to kill two birds with one stone....
14 Jul 2012: As the Tour was passing fairly close to Bourg D’Oisans during stage 11 - the ‘Queen’ alpine stage, I just had to get out there and see the riders going up the climbs that I regularly ride. I set off up the Col du Glandon on my bike...
Giro summit finish on the Col Du Galibier
20 Sep 2012: So after the rumours, it’s now official - the 15th stage of the 2013 Giro D’Italia will be finishing on top of the Col du Galibier. They’ll tackle the climb from the other side compared to the Tour de France 2 years ago....
08 June 2013: The Dauphine is a classic Tour de France warm up - not just because it’s ideal timing for a last block of training/racing for the pro riders before the tour, but also because they often replicate one of the tour stages…
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