Alpe d’Huez a.k.a. ‘The Alpe’ is a classic climb of the Tour de France, with 21 hairpins and an average gradient of 7.9%, this is a challenging climb. Hank guides you through the climb statistics and how to ride it, along with top tips on cafe stops and tackling the toughest segments of this epic cycling climb! We help you plan your cycling holiday down to the very last switchback.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Ride to Alpe d’Huez
02:00 How to get to Alpe d’Huez
02:44 Cycling equipment
03:01 The climb
05:50 Cafes
06:11 When to ride Alpe d’Huez
07:51 KOM and QOM Alpe d’Huez
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25 Comments
Training to climb this one day
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of love for cycling competitions oh yezzzzzz fans you can bet on it ❤🎉❤
Been There Done That! By the way I really liked Bourg d'Oisans.
Have you ever had the chance to ride up Alpe D'Huez? 🏔
You never talk about going down.🤣
Have ridden up it many times but never down it……………….always go on to do the Sarenne and loop back into Bourg. It is an icon but, to be honest, I find the Tourmalet and Ventoux of the icons to be more satisfying overall.
Of all bucket list climbs, it's surely one of the more boring ones. Apart from the TdF history aspect, there are much nicer climbs in that area.
What's the issue about? Retelling the text from Wikipedia
Are there ever collisions between ascents and descents.
Never done it but doing the marmotte for the first time next year. Gulp!
I rode it in 2017, was truly a bucket list item for me. Drove down in a couple of days and stayed in Le Bourg D’oisans (which is at the foot of the Alpe, not 15km away – maybe Hank meant 15km to the top). Agree that the start is hard and would be very easy to go too deep too soon. I also got to ride the Croix de Fer, Lacets du Montvernier and the Galibier while I was there (not all in one day!!!). One of advantage of having your own transport there is it’s also possible to get to Mt Ventoux (approx a 3-4 hour drive) which I did as part of the same trip
I've done it once but I don't want to do it again, to much traffic, the views aren't that special and the top is just a city.
looks absolutely fantastic. Might try the Zwift version first
There a big asterisk against Pantani's time though. Hopefully I'll get to the Alpe this year, I'll let you know.
This is EXACTLY how video like this should be made! :)))
Big thumbs up and we are waiting for couple of hundred more episodes from around Europe alone ;D
Het @gcn can u make comparison about climbing that In Real life and do this same segment on strava wich was inspired to create Alpe d'zwift and imitiate this road?
Brilliant video. I really wanted a video that shows how to get there, where abouts to stay etc to tackle these epic climbs. Thanks for making it.
Overrated climb, its just no fun riding up it. Its just a mental struggle. The back side over col the sarenne has a much better scenery.
Borg is at the foot of the Alp, not 15km away. The town at the top is a building site! Worth doing but much better rides available in the area.
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So 31,000 recorded climbs . So how many of them are from UK, over how many years ? Yet we 'must do this climb ' ?
Would love to go up Alpe d’huez. Think I’d hire a bike as I could pick one with compact gearing, and disc brakes for the descent after.
yes, we love bike rides and to see the nature – letˋs go there by plane!
i gonna climb this mountain 6 times in june during the event alpe huzes !!
May sound weird, but don't make the mistake and do it with fresh legs if you are an experienced cyclist. You will only get the true feelings if you do it "enough" fatigued from another col like Galibier or Glandon. Trust me, don't do it from BdO but do in style like a true champion..