Too much snow on the road after the Baure car park at around 1220 metres. Quite a bit of wind at the summit. Skiing quite well with drifts of 50-100cm ! It's better in the undergrowth.

DescriptionThe col du Galibier (2642 meters / 8668 ft) separates the French departments of the Savoie (Northern Alps) from the Hautes-Alpes (Southern Alps).

From the center of Grenoble this climb is a hard 1000 meters + of vertical. According to the ClimbByBike website it is in the top 500 of alpine climbs for difficulty.

Relatively steep climb on the south-east side of Grenoble up through the village of le Venon (bar opposite the church).

The Bastille is an uber-steep but thankfully short climb from la Tronche in the Suburbs of Grenoble to the fortress that overlooks the city.

The Haute-Route sportif was crossing over the Glandon so quite a few police around. I cycled the Glandon both ascending and descending.

DescriptionClimb through the historic village of Celliers (chateau Carre etc) or via la Terrace, both are equally difficult.

Classic Turin Loop. I did it on a hybrid bike hired from Touringbike which was in good condition but heavier than I'm used to. The climb to the Superga is spectacular with views over Turin.

A difficult back climb, favourite of Jeanne Longpoe back in the day. The appetizer is the Chemin de St Bruno from Haut Meylan. A km of climbing at 12.5%.

The idea was to come down to Avignon for a bit of tourism and to ride the Ventoux. However the forecast was for wind and more wind.