The French Alps

Hundreds of thousands of cyclists heed the call of the mountains and head for the French Alps every year, rain or shine. For the famous cycling climbs of the Col de la Colombière in the north to Alpe d'Huez, the Col du Galibier, and the Col de la Bonette in the south. Searching for something more valuable than money, searching for a good day, a great day, a day to remember, a day that counts.

Outside is free

The French Alps - View

The Italian Dolomites

Welcome to the Dolomites, one of the most beautiful places on earth and a cycling paradise. This is a place of sociability, nourishment, hospitality, enrichment, and the recharging of the soul. Rejuvenation of your molecular structure is currently in progress - Your operating system is upgrading - You will reboot shortly.

Go ride it. Tell me I'm wrong.

The Dolomites - View

The French Pyrenees

The French Pyrenees are a gift for cyclists. They are a cycling playground, a place to escape from the hustle and bustle, get on a bike, reconnect with nature, and ride. Studies have shown that subjects perform 50% better on problem-solving tasks after three days of active wilderness exposure. Nature turns off the stress responses, lowers cortisol levels, lowers heart rate and blood pressure, and improves immune response. 
That is some gift

French Pyrenees - View

Italian and Swiss Alps

The Italian and Swiss Alps are tough guy - tough girl territory. Here is where the men get sorted from the boys, the women from the girls. These climbs are often on a different scale, either in altitude, or length, sometimes remoteness, or all of the above. The only mistake would be not to go.

I am not made for the cage

Italian and Swiss Alps - View

Mont Ventoux

Set your alarm for well before dawn to climb Mont Ventoux. The heat rises faster than you in the summer months.
You won't be alone. From every direction, riders appear, lights blinking in the soft dawn light before the rising sun. It's a great time to be alive, don't be late.

Mont Ventoux - View

Sa Calobra - The Cobra

The Italian and Swiss Alps are tough guy - tough girl territory. Here is where the men get sorted from the boys, the women from the girls. These climbs are often on a different scale, either in altitude, or length, sometimes remoteness, or all of the above.

Due to the immense scale of the mountains - A1 is the recommended print size.

Sa Calobra - The Cobra

The Sella Ronda

Cycling the Sella Ronda is about to get a whole lot better with the introduction of limited traffic restrictions later this summer, followed by the full implementation of traffic restrictions next year. This is long overdue. Blog post coming soon

Cycling the Sella Ronda - View

L'Étape du Tour de France 2026

Many are calling the Tour de France L’Etape 2026 one of the toughest ever. This is true, believe it. Four legendary climbs: Col de la Croix de Fer – Col du Télégraphe – Col du Galibier – Col de Sarenne. 5,400 metres of total elevation gain across 170 km

These are the hills you will die on

L'Étape du Tour de France 2026 - View

Call of the Wild

There are no barriers or guardrails on either side of the Col de l'Iseran, none at all, even when there are hundreds of feet to fall. Climbing all the way up here and, just as importantly, getting back down again is a serious business. But what you get in return is breathtakingly beautiful, awe-inspiring, and scary all at the same time.

Answer the call of the wild

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Proof of a time well spent

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