I took a load of GoPro video footage going up, over and down the Stelvio Pass yesterday. I think that will be the best thing to share with you so you can see how insanely beautiful the scenery is and give you a flavour of how hard I found it… very. Will be a while… Continue reading Stelvio Pass on a 50kg touring bike
Tag: Hill climbs
The day I cycled up Alp d’Huez
I had timed my cycle across the Alps just as the Tour de France was passing through. Alp d’Huez, 13.8km of gorgeous Alpine beauty with 21 hairpin bends at an average gradient of 7.8% (some parts at 14%). I cycled up the mountain in the morning just a few hours before the professionals whizzed up it about… Continue reading The day I cycled up Alp d’Huez