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Activities - Road Biking
Setting off to do the Col de Noyer
AlpiGap cycosportif event
Cycling in Champsaur
The French are crazy about road biking and the residents of Champsaur and Valgaudemar are no exception. It's not surprising when you've got some of the most famous tour de France cols on your doorstep!
Champsaur is a beautifully wide valley surrounded by mountains so riding round here can be as easy or as hard as you want.
The 2010 TOUR de FRANCE goes over the Col de Noyer on the 14th July Chambery to Gap stage! Don't Miss it! Book your summer multi activity holiday or cycling holiday around the 14th July and witness this historical spectacle!
Within easy reach of St Bonnet (the main village of Champsaur) you have access to several high mountain passes ranging from 1248m to 2361m, including the famous Col de Noyer, Col d'Izoard and Col de Manse. It's not too far to go for a day trip to Alpe D'Huez, Mont Ventoux, Lautaret or Gallibier either. And of course, we have the world's hardest long distance triathlon, the Embrunman, here with it's notorious 187 km bike route, if you feel like a challenge!
And there are plenty of roads up and around the valley that aren't quite so taxing!
Each year the french authorities choose a series of dates to close the major cycling cols to all motorised traffic so that cyclists can enjoy the climbs and descents in peace. They are closed between 9h 30 and 12h and for 2010 the dates are:
Col Closures 2010
• Col de Pommerol/Fromagère - dates coming soon
• Col Lebraut - dates coming soon
• Col du Noyer - dates coming soon
• Col du Galibier - dates coming soon
• Col de l’Izoard - dates coming soon
Every year, usually at the beginning of September, there is a cyclosportif here, called the AlpiGap, with routes between 70 and 155 km long and up to 3300m of ascent. If you are interested in taking part in the AlpiGap 2010, we can organise a race package for you with accommodation and transport. Please contact us for more information.
We can arrange all types of cycling holidays, from fully supported training holidays, to self guided independent tours.
We can arrange for a local enthusiast to show you his favourite routes or you can just go out and explore the area yourself, with the help of our route cards and maps.
For those of you who want to do some serious training we can also organise a structured training holiday with a fully qualified trainer.
If you would like to find out more or would like us to prepare quote for your cycling holiday, please fill in our request form detailing your ideas and thoughts and we'll get back to you.
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