{"id":1587,"date":"2021-10-14T19:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:31:52","slug":"cycling-in-the-isere-alpe-dhuez-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/verhalen\/fietsen-in-de-isere-alpe-dhuez-en-meer","title":{"rendered":"Cycling in the Is\u00e8re: Alpe d'Huez and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

When bike in France says Is\u00e8re<\/a>. That in turn equals Bourg d'Oisans and once in Bourg d'Oisans, all you can think about is The Alpe: Alpe d'Huez. With its 21 turns, rich history for pros, beginners and everything in between, here you are in the beating heart of cycling tourism. Yet connoisseurs agree: 'the alp' is certainly not the most beautiful climb there is, nor is it the most difficult. Indeed, there are perhaps 100 mountains more interesting than the Alpe D'Huez. There is even a whole site<\/a> dedicated to it. We rest our case. Therefore, we now give some alternatives to cycling the Is\u00e8re that might be more fun, more difficult or more beautiful than the '21 virages d'Alpe D'Huez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collet de Vaujany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This little giant is somehow hardly ever mentioned when it comes to the Isere. You can find it in the two Vaujany events of GFNY<\/a> but otherwise people seem to ignore this climb. It may have to do with the fact that this climb is (also) a dead-end, so it doesn't necessarily lend itself to a good lap. But with 9.4 kilometres and a steepness that measures up to the Passo Giau, you'll be in for a treat here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alpe d'Huez the other side:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you talk about Alpe d'Huez, there is only one side. The one with those 21 bends. It's always about the Dutch corner, turn 7. About the world time of the late Marco Pantani. But there is also another side. That one is less spectacular and less showered with cycling history. But while you're in the area. The route is a lot friendlier in terms of gradient and you end up riding the last part on the same route as the more famous climb. This pass is also known as the Pas de la Confession. You start in the village of Allemond, so not in Bourg d'Oisans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once at the summit, you have three choices: <\/p>\n\n\n\n