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A few of the most scenic photos (of you) from your visits:
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A few of the most scenic photos (of you) from your visits:
I found two "staged" photos of you climbing the steep side that will be in the Tour :)
October 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I found two "staged" photos of you climbing the steep side that will be in the Tour :)
The happiest moments of my life were my wedding and this ...
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The happiest moments of my life were my wedding and this ...
I can't remember which way we took, but you made it to the high point of Mont Salève, bravo
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I can't remember which way we took, but you made it to the high point of Mont Salève, bravo
I remember you wanting to take the bus when we were part way up Mont Salève
October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I remember you wanting to take the bus when we were part way up Mont Salève
The 2008 Dauphiné climbed the same super steep side of Mont Salève. I watched on the last hairpin with wife and friends. My domestique cycled up with beers for everyone.
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The 2008 Dauphiné climbed the same super steep side of Mont Salève. I watched on the last hairpin with wife and friends. My domestique cycled up with beers for everyone.
Woohoo, my home climb
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Woohoo, my home climb
A pot of gold currently at Col de la Croisette! Note: The Mont Salève cliff face (left side of photo) was climbed by the Frankenstein monster in Mary Shelley’s 1818 book.
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A pot of gold currently at Col de la Croisette! Note: The Mont Salève cliff face (left side of photo) was climbed by the Frankenstein monster in Mary Shelley’s 1818 book.
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Let's hope so. Paradise. And Solaison is in my back yard. VERY steep.
October 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Let's hope so. Paradise. And Solaison is in my back yard. VERY steep.
Marco Pantani monuments. 1. Colle Fauniera summit. 2. Col du Galibier north side. 3. Mortirolo 11th hairpin.
September 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Marco Pantani monuments. 1. Colle Fauniera summit. 2. Col du Galibier north side. 3. Mortirolo 11th hairpin.
( it has a cow on it too!)
August 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
( it has a cow on it too!)
I have a great Haute Savoie jersey (where I live)
August 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I have a great Haute Savoie jersey (where I live)
Ha, yeah, great climb but tough. Made a great multi-col loop with Joux Plane and a few others .... back when I wasn't old.
August 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ha, yeah, great climb but tough. Made a great multi-col loop with Joux Plane and a few others .... back when I wasn't old.
The back way to Avoriaz via Lac de Montriond?
August 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The back way to Avoriaz via Lac de Montriond?
Final climb. It's been quite a few years since I cycled Col du Corbier. Memories: Nice hairpins near summit (forget which side), I saw a Chamoix once, and it can be ridden in a fun 6 col loop (lots unpaved).
August 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Final climb. It's been quite a few years since I cycled Col du Corbier. Memories: Nice hairpins near summit (forget which side), I saw a Chamoix once, and it can be ridden in a fun 6 col loop (lots unpaved).
Exactly at Ranfolly a ski lift ends and LAZY BUMS with mountain bikes descend groomed trails down the ski slopes.
August 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Exactly at Ranfolly a ski lift ends and LAZY BUMS with mountain bikes descend groomed trails down the ski slopes.
AfterJoux Plane the route is briefly quite flat until Col du Ranfolly, then the FAST descent begins. in 2015 there was a small landslide just below Ranfolly that kept the road closed for a long time. Great for cyclists as passable, but impossible for cars.
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
AfterJoux Plane the route is briefly quite flat until Col du Ranfolly, then the FAST descent begins. in 2015 there was a small landslide just below Ranfolly that kept the road closed for a long time. Great for cyclists as passable, but impossible for cars.
Col de Joux Plane. Joux = local word -> forested mountain region. Plane = relatively flat area.
The road summit is 1691m. Sign claims 1700m. Geographic col is at 1715m roughly 1/2 km away. 1st photo is at Geographic col. Flat area is the tiny lake, and road is left to right at building.
The road summit is 1691m. Sign claims 1700m. Geographic col is at 1715m roughly 1/2 km away. 1st photo is at Geographic col. Flat area is the tiny lake, and road is left to right at building.
August 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Col de Joux Plane. Joux = local word -> forested mountain region. Plane = relatively flat area.
The road summit is 1691m. Sign claims 1700m. Geographic col is at 1715m roughly 1/2 km away. 1st photo is at Geographic col. Flat area is the tiny lake, and road is left to right at building.
The road summit is 1691m. Sign claims 1700m. Geographic col is at 1715m roughly 1/2 km away. 1st photo is at Geographic col. Flat area is the tiny lake, and road is left to right at building.
At Samoëns, the start of today's big climb to Col de Joux Plane, begins another huge climb perhaps even more difficult to Samoëns 1600 (Plateau des Saix).
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
At Samoëns, the start of today's big climb to Col de Joux Plane, begins another huge climb perhaps even more difficult to Samoëns 1600 (Plateau des Saix).