Col du Galibier and Col de la Croix de Fer already open in 2004



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Rstandring

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The Grenoble Cycling Pages have been updated with new photos
from the Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Galiber. The high
Alpine passes have just been opened, making some spectacular
cycling after the snow ploughs have cut through deep snow.
Also included are photos from the Col du Glandon and Col de
la Madeleine, both still closed.

http://grenoblecycling.free.fr

If you are planning to visit the French Alps this summer to
see the Tour de France or want more information on the
climbs that the race has made famous, then visit the
Grenoble Cycling Pages.

This year the Tour de France will visit the nearby resorts
of Villard de Lans and Alpe d'Huez. The riders will also
race over the Col du Glandon and Col de la Madeleine on the
stage to Grand Bornand. At the start of June, the Tour de
France warm-up race, the Dauphine Libere will start in the
northern Alps in Megeve, and end a week later in Grenoble
with two stage finishes in the city.

http://grenoblecycling.free.fr

The Grenoble Cycling Pages have been created to promote
cycling in the French Alps. The pages contain information
and photos on the principal mountain passes in the French
Alps as well as information on areas around Grenoble; the
Chartreuse, Vercors and Alps including the Alpe d'Huez and
Col du Galibier. There are also pages dedicated to Mont
Ventoux, and the towns of Briancon, Bourg St Maurice,
Barcelonnette and La Clusaz and the climbs around the towns.

The site also covers the professional races that pass
through the Alps including the Tour de France and the
Dauphine Libere, as well as information on the events in the
Alps, a rides diary and suggested cycling routes.

If you are planning a trip to France or want to find out
more about the area, visit the Grenoble Cycling Pages.

http://grenoblecycling.free.fr
 
On Mon, 17 May 2004 07:06:13 +0200, rstandring wrote:
> Also included are photos from the Col du Glandon and Col
> de la Madeleine, both still closed.

There was some talk in nl.fiets about a landslide on the
Glandon, but nobody seemed to know what was really going on.
I see you reached the col from Allemond, so all's well on
the south (west) side I guess. Maybe it's on the north side
in the direction of St. Etienne? That wouldn't affect the
Marmotte at all, or the Tour that bad then (they could
always take the Croix de Fer instead).
 

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