- The French Alps in 2002
- The Swiss Alps tour in 2003
- The Dolomites in 2005
- The Maritime Alps of France in 2006
- The Pyrenees in 2007
- The Jura Mountain region of Switzerland in 2008
- The Dolomites in 2009
- The Italian Alps in 2011
- The Route des Grandes Alpes in 2013
- The Dolomites of Northern Italy in 2014
- The Alpine Crescent in 2015
- The French Alps, “Sea to Ski” in 2016
- The Lombardy Lakes and Alps in 2017
- The Dolomites, Vines and Climbs in 2017
- The Rhône Alps in 2018
Statistics
| Date | Description | Miles | Time | MPH | Feet | Ft/Mile | *Garmin Ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, June 18, 2016 | Arrive in France; go to Vence | ||||||
| Sunday, June 19, 2016 | Loop ride form Vence; Col de Vence | 44.29 | 3:36:29 | 12.28 | 4417 | 99.7 | 4374 |
| Monday, June 20, 2016 | Vence to Castellane; Col de Vence | 50.56 | 4:22:00 | 11.58 | 6326 | 125.1 | |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | Loop ride around Grand Canyon du Verdon, east of Castellane | 55.81 | 4:27:11 | 12.53 | 5315 | 95.2 | 5423 |
| Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | Castellane to Valberg; Col de Valberg | 64.20 | 5:20:17 | 12.03 | 6978 | 108.7 | 6857 |
| Thursday, June 23, 2016 | Valberg to Barcellonnette; Col de la Bonette | 72.18 | 5:55:52 | 12.17 | 8359 | 115.8 | 8083 |
| Friday, June 24, 2016 | Barcellonnette; Col de Cayolle and Col de Champs | 55.27 | 5:05:29 | 10.86 | 7519 | 136.0 | |
| Saturday, June 25, 2016 | Barcellonnette to Briancon; riding in van due to fatigue from yesterday | ||||||
| Sunday, June 26, 2016 | Briancon to St. Jean de Maurienne; Col du Lauteret, Col du Galibier | 53.72 | 4:18:37 | 12.46 | 5430 | 101.1 | 5146 |
| Monday, June 27, 2016 | Saint Jean de Maurienne loop; Col du Mollard, Col de la Croix de Fer | 46.87 | 4:31:42 | 10.35 | 7024 | 149.8 | 7024 |
| Tuesday, June 28, 2016 | Saint Jean de Maurienne loop; Lacets de Montvernier, Col de Chaussy | 30.01 | 2:47:34 | 10.75 | 4216 | 140.5 | 4216 |
| Wednesday, June 29, 2016 | Saint Jean de Maurienne to Albertville; Col de la Madeleine | 49.01 | 4:10:58 | 11.72 | 5852 | 119.4 | 5751 |
| Thursday, June 30, 2016 | Albertville loop ride; Col de la Forclaz, Col du Vorger | 40.64 | 3:35:00 | 11.34 | 4501 | 110.8 | 4308 |
| Friday, July 01, 2016 | Albertville loop ride; Col de l’Epine, Col du Marais, Col de la Croix Fry, Col des Arivis,Col des Saisies | 72.40 | 6:27:03 | 11.22 | 9488 | 131.0 | 9114 |
| Saturday, July 02, 2016 | Albertville to Annecy; rain | 29.20 | 2:16:52 | 12.80 | 678 | 23.2 | 686 |
| Sunday, July 03, 2016 | Annecy loop ride; Crêt de Chatillon, Col de Leschaux, Col de la Forclaz | 56.37 | 4:58:21 | 11.34 | 7604 | 134.9 | 7319 |
| Monday, July 04, 2016 | Travel home | ||||||
| TOTAL (or average) | 720.53 | 61:53:25 | 11.64 | 83708 | 116.2 |
*Garmin data: daily feet of climbing was approximately the same as recorded by my other computer (a VDO 1.0+)
The Photo Collection
June 19 Warm-up ride toward Col de Vence
June 20 On the Col de Bleine
June 21 Above the Grand Canyon du Verdon
Above the Grand Canyon du Verdon
Above the Grand Canyon du Verdon
June 22
June 22
June 23
June 23
On the ascent of the Col de la Bonette
On the ascent of the Col de la Bonette
On the ascent of the Col de la Bonette
On the ascent of the Col de la Bonette
June 24
June 24
June 24
June 25
June 26 Ascending the Col du Lauteret
June 26 Ascending the Col du Galibier
At the Col du Galibier
View at the Col du Galibier
View descending the Col du Galibier
View descending the Col du Galibier
June 27 Entering Albeiz le Jeune
Ascending the Col du Mollard
View Ascending the Col du Mollard
Ascending the Col du Mollard
View climbing the Col du Mollard
View climbing the Col du Mollard
Climbing the Col du Mollard
Heading for the Col de la Croix de Fer
Climbing the Col de la Croix de Fer
View climbing the Col de la Croix de Fer
Climbing the Col de la Croix de Fer
Rider descending the Col de la Croix de Fer
View climbing the Col de la Croix de Fer
Arriving at the Col de la Croix de Fer
At the Col de la Croix de Fer
View from the Col de la Croix de Fer
June 28
Ascending the Col du Chaussy
Ascending the Col du Chaussy
Ascending the Col de la Madeleine
Ascending the Col de la Madeleine
Ascending the Col de la Madeleine
At the Col de la Madeleine
View descending the Col de la Madeleine
View descending the Col de la Madeleine
View descending the Col de la Madeleine
View descending the Col de la Madeleine
June 30
June 30
June 30
June 30
June 30
July 1
July 1
July 1
At the Col des Arivis
View descending from Les Saisies
View descending from Les Saisies
July 2 Lac d’Annecy
Evening in Annecy
Evening in Annecy
July 3 View from Col du Semnoz
June 3
June 3
View from the Col de la Forclaz
