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French Alps 2026 (Harald)
French Alps 2026 Day 10: Geneva to Madison, Separately (Guest Post)
This is a guest post. The author was with me for every kilometer of the trip and asked for a turn. The opinions are their own, particularly the…
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French Alps 2026 (Harald)
French Alps 2026 Day 9: Cluses to Geneva
Last riding day! A short one, but we kept to the regular schedule anyway: 7:00 wakeup, I had a quick bite from my bag of supplies, and then…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
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…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
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…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
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…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
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…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
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…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
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’…
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
French Alps 2026 Day 2: Annecy to Chambèry
Ben and Harald cycle from Annecy, France to Chambèry, France
Ben
French Alps 2026 (Harald)
French Alps 2026 Day 1: Geneva to Annecy
Ben and Harald bike from Geneva, Switzerland to Annecy, France
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