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★ Home base · Madison, Wisconsin

Two bikes, a dot, and a lot of snacks.

We’re Ben & Liz — pedalling through Wisconsin, the back roads of Europe, the Great Divide, and wherever the compass points next. Caution: frequent stops.

Ben & Liz above a fjord in Norway
Norway 2026
Representative photo from 2017
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French Alps 2026 Day 8: Flumet to Cluses French Alps 2026 (Harald)
Sep 16, 2026 4 min read

French Alps 2026 Day 8: Flumet to Cluses

We set some sort of record getting out the door this morning, almost like we wanted out of the place. It was actually quite nice, but neither of…

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French Alps 2026 Day 7: Albertville to Flumet French Alps 2026 (Harald)
Sep 15, 2026 5 min read

French Alps 2026 Day 7: Albertville to Flumet

So, a two climb day after a relatively light day yesterday (one big climb counts as light at this point). Breakfast at the hotel was tasty, served in…

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French Alps 2026 Day 6: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Col de la Madeleine) French Alps 2026 (Harald)
Sep 14, 2026 4 min read

French Alps 2026 Day 6: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Col de la Madeleine)

Another simple day in retrospect. One big climb, one long descent, one hotel at each end. We started with a good breakfast at the hotel in Saint-Jean, which…

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French Alps 2026 Day 5: Le Bourg-d’Oisans to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne French Alps 2026 (Harald)
Sep 13, 2026 4 min read

French Alps 2026 Day 5: Le Bourg-d’Oisans to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

A bit of a simpler day today, albeit still challenging. Leaving Le Bourg-d’Oisans, we decided we were too close to Alpe d’Huez not to climb it. So we…

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French Alps 2026 Day 4: Grenoble to Le Bourg-d’Oisans French Alps 2026 (Harald)
Sep 12, 2026 7 min read

French Alps 2026 Day 4: Grenoble to Le Bourg-d’Oisans

French Alps 2026 Day 4: Grenoble to Le Bourg-d’Oisans Three big climbs today, and one of them knocked our socks off. We also rode a good stretch with…

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French Alps 2026 Day 3: Chambèry to Grenoble French Alps 2026 (Harald)
Sep 11, 2026 6 min read

French Alps 2026 Day 3: Chambèry to Grenoble

Unlike the previous two days, we set out this morning with a specific destination in mind: a hotel about 7km south of Grenoble. That removed a good hours’…

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