Megeve behind us we took the alpine passes to Briancon instead of the main road. This turned out to be a great decision as we followed the popular Tour De France route over the Col Du Telegraphe & the infamous Col Du Galibier at around 3000 metres. There were literally thousands of cyclists on these passes. I could not have made it a hundredth of the way up & on the downhill side they were passing us at at least double our speed. We had a picnic lunch on the mountainside about 5k below the summit of Col Du Galibier.
We passed the memorial stone of a TDF cyclist killed on the decent in the past, quite sobering but not surprising.
As there is no hope of finding enough superlatives to describe this place I won't even try.
Back in Briancon now, typing this on the verandah of our unit at 10 pm, the half moon has just risen over the mountain our unit overlooks. I think I am starting to really get used to this & find it more enjoyable each day.
Tomorrow we head down to Chorges to watch the TDF individual time trial.
We passed the memorial stone of a TDF cyclist killed on the decent in the past, quite sobering but not surprising.
As there is no hope of finding enough superlatives to describe this place I won't even try.
Back in Briancon now, typing this on the verandah of our unit at 10 pm, the half moon has just risen over the mountain our unit overlooks. I think I am starting to really get used to this & find it more enjoyable each day.
Tomorrow we head down to Chorges to watch the TDF individual time trial.
Driving up Col Du Telegraphe.
Pano shot half way up Col Du Galibier. (Lunch stop)
View from our lunch rock, the switchback road coming up the col.
Finished lunch.
Having lunch.
View south from the col.
Cyclist working hard at 10000ft
As we descend, someone else struggles up.
Very nice
Back in France, no toilets, Yvonne returns from a stop au nature.
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