Col
d'Aubisque
View from Gourette at 1400m
Courcheval:
Virenque & Pantani and now Valverde are
all past winners here
Briancon:
Europes highest town. Visted virtually every year
La
Grave. You pass this on the way up to the Col Du Lauteret.
This is a view of the Meije Glacier that is the spectacular
backdrop behind the Col Du Galibier. Hardcore..
Col
de Vars: Often proceeds or follows the mighty Col D'Izoard
Col
Du Tourmalet: The Giant of the Pyrenees from the Bareges
side
Col
Du Tourmalet (again): The Pyrenean
big-one, this time from the La Mongie side. More often than
not broken!
Alpe
D'Huez : The moving one never seemed
to be working so try this fixed one instead.
Les
Deux Alpes: Just across the valley
from l'Alpe-d'Huez. Most resorts have one Alp, this however
has two. Greedy..
Cauterets:
Another one from the Pyrenees. The finish is usually in a
place called Pont d'Espagne just up the road. Nice spa town....
Col
de Madeleine: A classic Tour Climb.
A nice easy ski down.
Col
du Galibier: The bad-boy of the Alps. Towers
above the resort of Valloire
Mont
Ventoux: The Giant of Provence. Armstrong's nemisis
Les
Sasies: Little used climb but one that offers a great
view of Mont Blanc
Morzine:
Used as a stage finish town it's sited on the lower slopes
of the Col de Joux Plane
Le
Grand Bornand: A reguarly used mid-stage climb in the
French Alps
Le
Grand Ballon: A climb in the Vosges range in eastern France.
Surley must translate as Big Balloon?
The
Champs Elysees: Not a Col at all but the finish line to
every Tour
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