Dominique and Pierre Juveneton: touring in the Alps
They-they crossed the Alps and they-they tell...
Can you introduce yourself?
We are Dominique and Pierre Juveneton. We run a fitness center based on the "Fasting and Hiking" concept, l'Amandier, in the Drôme region. We've been passionate about travel, including electric bike roaming, for a few years now.
What motivated you to embark on a touring crossing of the Alps?
For our 60th birthday, we set ourselves the challenge of completing a major cycling trip across the Alps. Inspired by two friends who crossed France on the Via Francigena, we took the plunge this summer in July.
What is your tiercé des cols and why?
La Cayolle: for its calm, nature atmosphere and scenery.
Le Galibier: for the very cool climb with all the cyclists greeting you at the top and its magnificent descent.
L'Izoard : Also for its calm and beautiful scenery on both north and south sides.
An anecdote?
We ran out of battery on our 2nd stage. Stressful at the time, because we knew we'd have a hard time... But very instructive for the rest of our trip because we were able to manage energy consumption as well as possible and manage to get 80 to 100km of autonomy with 1000m of D+.
By the way, we're very happy to have been able to complete this route on an electric bike. It's a great way to travel, enabling us to climb passes that seem inaccessible to us on a muscle bike, and to travel without being exhausted in the evening at the stopover. It gives us a great sense of freedom!