5x car-free days in the mountains in 2023
Everyone who watches cycling on TV dreams of the climbs themselves. The dream of blowing wide on the flanks of the Galibier, the Tourmalet or, say, the Sella Ronda is a little different in reality. Especially in France, many roads are very busy in summer. The Sella Ronda is also a well-known tourist [...]
5x mythical cols in the Pyrenees
From the time I was about 8 years old, we are talking about the year 1992, I was glued to the television for hours during the Tour de France. The mountain stages in particular were a must-see. In the Alps, they were the resounding names of Alpe d'Huez, Galibier and Croix-de-Fer. Long runners, yet sometimes viciously [...]
The top 5 fiercest climbs in the Vuelta
Anyone who has ever watched the Vuelta a España knows the picture. The final kilometres of a climb that are little more than a glorified goat track. It characterises this grand tour, which has always lost out to the Tour, but has also been surpassed by the Giro d'Italia, with [...]