A ride on a sunny but chilly and very windy day in Provence, over the hills via the Col du Négron and Col de l’Homme Mort
Col du Granier
Still in the Chartreuse this ride from Entremont-le-vieux to Col du Granier bagged me another 4 cols on the way! Beautiful day. Beautiful scenery.
Col du Cucheron
After the last ride, I revisited that amazing gorge road (la route des Gorges du Guiers Mort) to get photos and find out more..
Col de Porte
My first ride in the Chartreuse massif on a beautiful day ended up being a very long slog
Boxing Day
My first solo winter ride for years. A return to the hills around Wrotham on a beautiful sunny Boxing Day..
Bouchanières
This short ride to Bouchanières was the last of my cycling holiday. I got my last look at the mountain scenery and rounded my monthly climbing total to 20,000 m.
Beuil (not Saint-Léger)
Once again, a ride through the Gorges du Cians was scuppered due to roadworks. Still I got to see Beuil and the north section of the gorge I’d not seen before
Les Tourres
A ride from Guillaumes to the remote hamlet of Les Tourres, by way of a gravel mountain road, turned out more interesting than I’d expected..
Valberg
A ride from Guillaumes up to Valberg ski resort and beyond to the col de l’Espaul, followed by a stunning descent..
Col d’Allos
I climbed to the col d’Allos (2,247 m) from Barcelonnette. This road runs parallel to the Col de la Cayolle road on the other side of the Gorges du Bachelard before turning to the west