XL Alpenüberquerung

From Martigny, we start off leisurely after a good cyclist's breakfast. The first few kilometers gently follow the river upstream to Sembrancher. Then come the first climbs at 10 % gradient up to Orsières. The first part of the route is very well developed and there is quite a bit of traffic. Only …

Day 2 Road bike ride with Handstanger From Aosta, we ride about 40 km valley inward up to just before Courmayeur, gaining 400 m in elevation; here we must expect somewhat heavier traffic at times. We see the Mont Blanc massif within arm's reach in front of us. In Pré St. Didier, we branch off onto…

One of the queen stages is on today's program. The highlight will undoubtedly be the ascent of the Col de L’Iseran, at almost 2,800 m above sea level. The 17 km climb to the Col de L’Iseran repeatedly offers us stunning views of the Gran Paradiso and the Vanoise National Park. Looking down, we see …

This time, we do not ride from Valloire over the Col du Galibier, which would be an option, but after a short climb from Valloire we return to the Col du Télégraphe and rush down the beautiful road to St. Michele de Maurienne. After another 15 km downhill, we turn in St. Jean de Maurienne towards t…

From Briancon we start off leisurely towards the southeast. The first kilometers ascend gently but steadily. After 12 km, the actual climb to the distinctive Col d’Izoard begins. For 10 km, we ride through magnificent larch forests, but soon above the tree line a splendid panorama opens up. The roa…

From Saluzzo, we ride over a small pass to Brondello and continue through Venasca and Rosanna to Busca. Then we go through the plains to Caraglio and after about 45 km, we reach the entrance to the Val Stura valley towards Vinadio. Now it is about 30 km uphill along the valley to Vinádio, where the…