Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:43 BST
As a twist on the usual Alpe d'Huez hill climbs, a group of us from the chalet did the inaugural hill climb event from Bourg d'Oisans to Maronne yesterday - an 11km climb, taking in the first 5 hairpins of Alpe d'Huez to La Garde, then right towards the balcony road, followed by a sharp left from Armentier le Haut to Maronne, a beautiful, secluded spot that links to the Alpe d'Huez ski area in winter - a real hidden gem!
Our guest Greg was on the podium and Helyn was first lady too! James too, was doing his first ever Alpine event and enjoyed his day thoroughly. I was deep in mid-table obscurity as usual but very happy to see somewhere new!
See pics attached.
Guy
PS: Alpe d'Huez triathlon takes place tomorrow (long course) and Thursday (sprint) so that should be fun.
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