Over 100 Cols to PBP

I didn't have the slightest doubt that this tour would be a success. This was my first big European tour (if we don't count my first...

Riding the grand passes of Route des Grandes Alpes may be good for your ego and it will certainly stay like a tattoo inerasable in my memory...

One more mountain chain to cross - the French Alps. As a beautiful introduction to the Alps the route first takes you through two splendid s...

After leaving Pyrénées, one would expect a few sedate days before the big climb to Mont Ventoux (which is categorized as the toughest climb ...

The cols in the Pyrénées were a surprise: really steep, epecially some lesser known ones like Gamia, Burdincurucheta, Marie Blanque. Going d...