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Posted on October 10, 2015 by Debs and Jo (brakesandcakes.org)

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Next up on the Alps col rides was up Plan du Lac in Parc National de la Vanoise. It’s not a famous col, but ended up being one of our favourites due to the amazing scenery of the national park and the fact that it isn’t a through road (not paved anyway) so traffic was light. There was a noticeable lack of motorbikes - guess they are not so interested in out and back routes - which made life much more peaceful. . . We climbed up in thick cloud which with the heat, had us covered in sweat and we each had a swarm of flies that wouldn’t leave us alone. I kept hoping we would magically pop out of the clouds at some point and when we did, the scenery was worth even the flies. . . There’s a refuge at the top with great views of the mountains and the most scenic connect 4 game I’ve ever seen. . . #cyclingfrance #cyclingeurope #franceenvelo #collectingcols #ridethecols #plandulac #rhônealpes #parcnationaldelavanoise #vanoise #vanoisenationalpark #termignon #womenscycling #breeze #summerholiday #microadventures #cycletouring #mekk #mekkbikes #roadcycling #colcycling #cyclingshots #cycligshotscol #shotoniphone #shotoniphone7 #cyclingphotographer #cyclingphoto #cyclingphotos #cyclingphotooftheday #cyclinginstagram

Col d’Izoard is one of the most iconic climbs on the TdF and we managed to time our arrival there with a “Cols Reservés”, a day where the road is closed to cars so cyclists can ride up and down traffic free (well until midday). Being surrounded (read: overtaken) by hundreds of other cyclists for the morning without the constant buzz of motorcycles was a real treat. . . At the top there were stalls with regional food tasting so we filled up on cheese, bread and dried apricots and caused quite a stir as the “anglaise”. People just left their £5k bikes lying around and there was a really nice atmosphere. . . We rode from the north side but then went down the south side for a few kms to experience the drier desert side (Casse Déserte) for a bit. But not too far as we had to climb back up again... . . #cycling #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #coldizoard #centcolschallenge #climbthecols #hautealpes #womenscycling #breeze #hsbcbreeze #tourdefrance #tourdefrancecols #tdf #tdfcols #colsreserves #france #microadventures #summerholiday #getoutside #osmapping #exploremore #girlswhoride #franceenvelo #tdfenvelo #tourdefranceenvelo

France was great in the campervan. There’s loads of designated park-ups and it’s not difficult to find somewhere close to where you want to be the next day. This was a great spot that filled up later in the day but was a perfect place for cycling up Galibier the next morning. The clouds had lifted when we woke for a great view from the pop top window. . . #wildcamping #wildcampingfrance #campervan #vwtransporter #vwconversion #vwtransporterconversion #vwt6 #vwt6conversion #vanlife #vanlifediaries #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifefrance #hautealpes #galibier #coldugalibier #lautaret #aires #airecamping #airedecampingcar #airesfrance @park4night @jacksshackuk

Col du Galibier quite possibly wins the award for the most scenic climb we did in the French Alps. The climb itself wasn’t too difficult as we had camped halfway up the night before. It took ages though as I stopped on pretty much every corner to take a photo. You are surrounded by snowy peaks the whole way up, and helped by the Tour de France graffiti on the roads (didn’t spot my name though). . . #cycling #roadcycling #tourdefrance #tourdefrancecols #colcollecting #ridethecols #coldugalibier #galibier #tourdefrance2019 #cycletheworld #cyclingeurope #cyclingfrance #frenchalps #hautealps #coldelautaret #getoutside #osmapping #visithautealps #roadtripping #mekk

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