Tag: Alp d’Huez

  • A Road Trip to France – Day 1

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      The Diary of a Mad Band In the middle of July, a bunch of intrepid Baroudeurs set out to meet the Tour de France (TdF) head on, and live on the infamous Alpe d’Huez for a week.  This is our image and video diary of those incredible 7 days of living on the Tour. I…

  • Alp d’Huez – Twice As Nice

    Alp d’Huez – Twice As Nice

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    Today sees the Tour take onone of the most majestic mountains in the Alps, le Alp d’Huez.  This alone should get cyclists excited. For organisers, ASO, to plan a double bonananza; now that’s got to be a recipe for something extraordinary.  We hope. Yesterday’s Time-Trial proved that there’s still a lot to play for.  No one seems…