Crans-Montana is a cyclist's paradise
In the beautiful canton of Valais-Wallis, there is so much to choose from when it comes to cycling. How about a beautiful ride from should-have-been World Cup starting town Martigny and then up to Barrage d'Emosson, Grand Saint Bernard or one of those other insane climbs. You can also go from Brig to Moosalp, to the Furkapass, Nufenenpass, Simplonpass and [...]
Cycling to Barrage d'Emosson: a course from a never-run World Cup
It is a Thursday in August around noon. Today we cycle to Barrage d'Emosson, in the Martigny area. The sun is high in a bright blue sky. I quickly check my bike computer: 10% gradient. It feels like double that. Sweat beads off my face. A fellow cyclist calls out to me: 'From here on, it gets even [...]
