Road trip Alpes 2018
5 days
1700 km
and this is the first stop of the road trip
the bike is all packed
tank bag
and big back bag
if you saw my video about my bags (in french)
you know that it means I'm leaving
for a road trip
today the destination is
the Alps
the Route des Grandes Alpes, from north to south
for five days
the weather is great
it will be fantastic on the roads
it's a little complicated to get on the bike with all the bags
go hop!
episode 1/3
Vercors & Maurienne
and there are the gorges of Trente-Pas
with a small river on the right
which dug the mountain
that's all damaged here!
speed radar on 112 km!
it's easy to warn like that
and then we attack the Col de Rousset
apparently I'm not alone
there are bikes in front, bikes behind
everyone follows the same pace
it's amazing
bikes in front, bikes behind
Wrong trajectory, I know
I must focus
in front the Swiss cut the corners
when there is a right turn
I do not like that, I prefer when everyone stays in its lane
and here for the col de Rousset
and the ski resort of Rousset
many bikers on the road and at the top
there is an amazing view with all the turns
So, people stop
and they look the bikes going up
and after, a tunnel where
bikers are roaring their engines
they are crazy to pass like that
and there was a part of a gorge
Gorges de la Bourne - Vercors
towards Villard de Lans
and now it's the sector of Isere
the biker-photographer took a picture of me
with his GoPro
this weekend there was a motorcycle festival in the Alps
so it's sunday night
and many who attended to this event
go back home
So that's why a lot of bikes
are on the other way
they leave the event
and I, even if it is sunday evening
this is just the beginning of the trip
Day 1: finished
Day 2: go
and this is the day 2
it will be 100% Alps
with an introduction with
the Col du Glandon, the Col de la Croix de Fer
it's funny because on theses places
I went to ski in the winter, there's even a track
which is actually a road so normally
I should drive on it with the bike
whereas only a few months ago
I was on skis
and then we will continue to go up
to join the road called
Route des Grandes Alpes and then back
to the South
and here, change of sector, this is Savoie
and Glandon is done, towards the
Col de la Croix de Fer
I know that's 10 times that I say it this morning
that I'mm going there
I like the contrast between
mechanical systems that are there
in winter, now in summer
they doesn't work
they are off, and in a few months
everything will be white, people will have skis
whereas now there are
motorcycles and bicycles
Col de la Croix de Fer, here
I do not like it, the biker stopped
on the road, playing with his phone
alone in the world
as for me, when I stop, I try to find
a low side to not obstruct traffic
this turn reminds me something
I know that I was skiing
here is the past, I'll try to find you
a video, but it's pretty amazing to be back there, a few months later by motorcycle
these green safety barriers
I remember
Saint Sorlin d'Arves
it's disgusting
and here, as what we could stay
on the road to pass the cows
no need to take the sidewalks
as did all the German group
and I take my place back
I'm the leader here
I need some respect
nice little road
apart from the gravel as usual
and after Maurienne towards the Col de la Madeleine
and the ski resort of
Saint François Longchamp and I just saw
a small sign "gravel from 4 to 19 September"
gravel will be there
So, they warn in Savoie
but it is the only road anyway
I have to take it
So we will have to do with gravel
Here the gravel!
they are more gravel on the other side of the road
gravel, gravel
It's everywhere
Saint Francois Longchamp ski resort
and now Saint François Longchamp and
the Col de la Madeleine are done
I'm going down to Albertville
before going to Beaufort, Val d'Isere
Col de l'Iseran
and then it will be the official track of the Route des Grandes Alpes
To be continued...
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