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>

&lt;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;"&gt;From Val d&rsquo;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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; A short descent takes us to Valloire and the hotel.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;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;"&gt;Accommodation:&nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;H&ocirc;tel Patchwork,&nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Route des Grandes Alpes,&nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;73450 Valloire,&nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;04.79.59.00.99&lt;/span&gt;