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FRANCE TRIP PHOTOLOG

TEAM READY TO TACKLE THE COL DU SABOT ON DAY 1

Three days in the French Alpes is a gift. Fantastic  weather with the sun shinning, 37 degrees Celsius and steep hills to tackle. On day one e faced the Col du Sabot on a 82 kms ride. An average of 9% gradient. Tough as they come.
The second day we went to the bottom of Alpe D'Huez and did a time trial. I finished in 1 hour and 14 minutes. Better then the previous results.
On the 3rd day we went for a wet 121 kms ride facing the climb from Sechilenne to La Frey, the rolling hills of the valley and the Col D'Ornon, a average 6% climb. Fantastic day.
Três dias nos Alpes Franceses é um presente. O clima estava fantástico com o sol brilhando, 37 graus e ladeiras íngremes para enfrentar. No primeiro dia subimos o Col du Sabot em uma volta de 82 kms. O Sabot tem uma média de 9% de inclinação e é muito duro.
No segundo dia fizemos um contra relógio do Alpe D'Huez e eu terminei em 1 hora e 14 minutos. Um resultado melhor que os anteriores.
No terceiro dia fizemos uma volta de 121 kms na chuva. De Venosc fomos a Sechilenne e subimos até La Frey. Dalí passamos pelo valei até o Col D'Ornon. Um dia muito bom. 



HALF WAY THRU COL DU SABOT


END OF THE ROAD. SNOW BLOCK THE WAY TO THE TOP

THE VIEW FROM UP THERE. THAT IS THE GIFT FROM
THE EFFORT TO GO UP A AVERAGE 9% GRADIENTE CLIMB.

STILL TRYING TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER EVEN WITH THE SNOW CLOSING THE ROAD


VILLAGE ON TOP OF ALP D'HUEZ

VIEW FROM ALPE D'HUEZ

RESULT OF THE ALPE D'HUEZ TIME TRIAL

WALL OF FAME WITH THE RESULTS OF THE TIME TRIAL

GOING BACK TO THE COTTAGES: 8 KMS CLIMB FINISHING ON 9% GRADIENT

VIEW FROM THE ROOM

VIEW FROM THE FRONT OF THE COTTAGE

SIGN IS SAYING "SELLING BREAD". I ALWAYS DOUBLE TAKE ON SELLING REAL PAIN.


GOING UPHILL ON COL DE LA FREY. AVERAGE 6%.

VIEW FROM THE VALLEY AT 50 KMS/H DESCEND.


GOING UPHILL COL D'ORNON. 

TOP OF COL D'ORNON

PACING A COLLEAGUE UP THE COL D'ORNON






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