Simon, his beautiful mountain walk

Do you want to introduce yourself?

Simon, I'm 32 years old, I practice quite a lot of sports and especially road biking since 3 years.

What motivated you to embark on a touring bike trip in the Alps?

I ride a road bike to discover new roads, new regions. I rode the Alps for the first time in 2022, and loved it. I also like to challenge myself and travel by bike. So doing Route des Grandes Alpes® was the next logical step for me.

What route did you take and why?

From Thonon to Nice, the classic route, in 6 days. My primary motivation? The passage over the mythical passes at over 2000m.

Ane anecdote to share?

At the start of my last stage, I had on the program in particular the col de Turini, which I was dreading a little after a good week of cycling in my legs... In the end, I met 2 really nice guys at the foot of the pass who were also traveling on Route des Grandes Alpes®. We spent the whole climb chatting about our respective journeys. The climb went by very quickly! (Even if I did let go of their pace a little at the end). Then it was a magnificent descent to Sospel.