Road trip Alpes 2018
5 days
1700 km
Saint-François-Longchamp
and the Col de la Madeleine are done
I'm going down there to Albertville
and it will be the official part of
Route des Grandes Alpes (Great Alpine Road)
episode 2/3
La Route des Grandes Alpes Great Alpine Road
things getting more interesting
direction Roselend
Roselend lake, Roselend dam
Cormet de Roselend, I did not understand what it was
well apparently it's a lake with a dam
but the "Cormet", I do not know what that means!
and here we are leaving Beaufort, the village
and cross Beaufort, the forest
and here for the summit of Roselend
the "Cormet", so that I do not know what it is
I'll have to check
it must be a pass or something like that
(Cormet = pass between two valleys)
oh okay, I just see the GPS
there are plenty of hairpins like that
hopefully, no motorhome on this road
so, the passes, they are opened
Col de l'Iseran, it's what I will do
I'm leaving Bourg-Saint-Maurice
after refueling
and we will be able to ride on one of the highest passes of my road trip, Iseran
it is a local biker
he's making his evening ride
he knows the road very well
and come back in a sunny area
it's nice
I thought it was getting dark there, and in fact, not at all
Iseran, let's go!
look at the height of the ski slopes signs
it gives idea of the amount of snow in winter
and this is the Iseran, so as to each pass
the game for everyone is to put his bike in front of the stone and takes pictures
what I prefer is the scenery
not the milestones
it does not have a lot of interest
already 5pm, kind of windy
and little cool, I think the elevation is about 2700 m
I can downhill now
in the valley to take my hotel
I never caught the cyclist...
and with this twisty road
down to Iseran, it will end this day
the program for tomorrow
is to continue the Route des Grandes Alpes including
passes of Télégraphe, Galibier, Lautaret and Col de Vars
until Guillaumes
the town of Guillaumes
or GuillaumeS, I do not know how it is pronounced
it's still very complicated
how to pronounce the villages names
caution, groundhog in the middle of the road
I think you have not seen anything
oh, the groundhog is here
so, it will be my last word
see you tomorrow
Day 2 / Day 3
and here is the sign of Route des Grandes Alpes
I'm going to Valloire
just after the Col du Télégraphe
and Col du Galibier
and then the Col du Lautaret
so these are all the passes of this morning
with a motorcycle, we ride slowly than these crazy cars
with their Porsche
all colorful
all silkscreened
what is this car? a kind of scooter
there is the Col du Télégraphe
Valloire, it's done! Now 17 km
to reach the top of the Galibier
first photographer of the day
I have a bad haircut, it will be awful
and here for the Galibier
still so many people in this small space
motorcycles, bicycles, motorhomes
it's the routine for tourists
and then we will get to the Lautaret
which is just a little lower
without feet on the ground!
and now we are in the Hautes-Alpes
towards Briançon, Serre-Chevalier
in front of me, a group of German
an behing me, a group of Swiss with yellow helmets
there are bikes everywhere
and after the break refueling in Briançon
the direction is Col d'Izoard
or Col de l'Izoard, it depends
both can be said
but the official name is rather
Col d'Izoard
and just when I told you that there is a sign "Col de l'Izoard"
but on the stele, it's written "Col d'Izoard"
and the photographers are everywhere
that means it's almost the top
and now, way down of Izoard
I did not stop for a long time
I almost fall off, of course, in front of everyone
it was pretty complicated, I wanted to take a picture
of my bike in front of the obelisk
but we had to be careful with the sun and then I have to be careful
with this turn
and the bike almost fall off
it was delicate but I managed to catch up
so I will not stay any longer on that place
and this is the Col de Vars
it's a less touristy than other passes
and here, Col de Cayolle, 25 km of turns
the road is narrow in the gorge to reach Col de la Cayolle
and that's the end of Cayolle and end of the Mercantour National Park
that means the ride is almost over for the day
last stage to Guillaumes and Valberg ski resort
and next, wait, I'm taking the bend
next, there are the Gorges de Daluis
with this brown characteristic color
but it is not part of the track of the Route des Grandes Alpes
So I had not planned to go
I know it's ten kilometers, so it can be done
if I have time tonight
if I do not arrive too late
Finally, I went there!
Now, heading for Valberg
it is a nice road to Valberg
Col de Valberg, 1672 m
it was amazing, good surprise
I think the day is really over
see you tomorrow! actually tomorrow for me
for the video, it will depend on the release planning
to be continued...
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