3.Route des Grandes Alpes - Day Three

<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: medium; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">105km 1950m gain, 2 cat. 1 cols</span>

<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">From Val d’Isere it is straight up to the Iseran, an exposed and tough start to the morning but well worth it for the view from the top.  The descent seems endless at 73km but well deserved and very beautiful, it brings us down to St Michel-de-Maurienne where with rested legs we tackle the Col du Telegraphe which at 830m height gain is a tough but good end to the day as it winds up through the trees which offer good shade on a hot day.  A short descent takes us to Valloire and the hotel.</span>

<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Accommodation: </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Hôtel Patchwork, </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Route des Grandes Alpes, </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">73450 Valloire, </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">04.79.59.00.99</span>