Interested in cycling the Route de Grandes Alpes in France? This video offers advice for a memorable bicycle tour, presented by a middle-aged, non-elite athlete. It covers training, gear recommendations, and highlights the best and worst sections of this incredible cycling Europe adventure, aiming to guide viewers considering this challenging bike adventure. Follow along for practical tips on cycling routes and how to prepare for your own bicycle travel.
In the spirit of “Doing Hard Things” in my 50’s, I teamed up with two experienced and skilled cyclist friends to ride this iconic high alpine road. I wish this video existed when I was preparing myself for this ride, so I decided to make it!
On this phenomenal ride you’ll cross the Galibier, Col de l’Iseran, Col d’Izoard, Cormet de Roselend and a dozen others.
Highlights of this episode:
01:30 Top 5 Most Memorable
04:00 Top 5 Least Memorable
05:58 Can you do it? (Training)
07:25 Choosing your Itinerary
09:14 Packing Tips
11:24 Tips for the Road
View the section-by-section detailed review of the RDGA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2KmSO-a9jCiSECM7fh8YkDHSfu32fdwm
5 Comments
Hey Eliot here… Who has some suggestions for great multi-day rides like this one? Europe or elsewhere, doesn't matter. Let's share our favourites!
I'll start: Icefields Parkway in Jasper/Banff, Alberta, Canada! https://youtu.be/-S79eP_QZ2s
You went through Les Gets the week that the town was hosting the Mountain bike World Cup not any random bike race! Normally a lot calmer although I do agree that it can hardly be classed as a Col!
Hi, what gears ratio did you have? Thanks
Great alps videos, watched all 4. Out of curiosity did you book all your rooms in advance or were you booking every day hoping you knwo where you’d end up at the end of the day? Seems to me with the rain issues and possibly tiredness, you never know when you might want to rest a day or two during the whole crossing…
Love the tooth brush 😂