They-they crossed the Alps and they-they tell...
Do you want to introduce yourself?
My name is Alexis, I'm 26, I work in IT and I live in Burgundy in Charnay Les Macon. It's been about 3 years since I found a passion: road biking.
This was a big first for me, I'd never done long roaming trips over several days!"
With a work colleague, we organized ourselves to do this fantastic trip through the Alps.
What motivated you to embark on an itinerant bike trip through the Alps?
I'd never done long roaming trips over several days. I wanted to take up this challenge and above all enjoy the fantastic scenery...
How did you organize your trip? Luggage, food, accommodation, transport...
As light as possible!
I had opted for hotels, Airbnb & gites. A few bars, sweets & gels in the bag & purchases in bakeries to ensure meals.
I took several TERs to reach Geneva then a TGV to leave Nice.
Your best memory? Worst?
My best memory is arriving at the summit of the Col de Galibier. As you pass Plan Lachat, the landscape becomes lunar.
The final climb from the Galibier tunnel is breathtaking.
My worst memory is the descent from the Col de la Bonnette. Between the rain, the cold, the wind, the fog & the thunderstorms, the descent was hell!"
Your trifecta of passes?
1 - The Col du Galibier for its mythical side & those fantastic landscapes not least the Ecrins
2 - The Col de la Bonnette with the Cime de la Bonnette culminating at 2802m (highest road in France).
3 - The Cormet de Roselend for its magnificent lake. The scenery is magnificent!
Ane anecdote?
Dantesque day crossing the Ubaye valley towards the Vésubie valley, climbing the Cime de la Bonnette with thunderstorms, wind, fog & rain. At the top of the Cime de la Bonnette, a couple of bikers were fascinated to see me in such weather conditions! Arriving in the Vésubie valley, a kind person offered to pick me up in his vehicle and take me to the gîte in Roquebillière....