Thomas: reconnaissance on Route des Grandes Alpes® Gravel
He has designed and scouted a new Thonon-les-Bains - Nice route, in gravel mode, which we will make public next spring.
Thomas, can you introduce yourself?
My name is Thomas Triquet, I'm 26 and I'm a Master 2 Tourism student at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. I'm interested in bicycle tourism and cycling itineraries. A former road racing cyclist and after several years of racing, I discovered a new way to practice tourism, riding one of my bikes.
Why this gravel crossing?
As someone who has cycled and driven across the Alps several times, I've always wanted to take the Route des Grandes Alpes® route, which for me is mythical and a must for fans of bike touring and tourism more broadly. In the summer of 2022, I was given the opportunity to design a new gravel route across the Alps for Grandes Itinérances. This led me to carry out several field reconnaissances.