Modane Archives

Tour de France 2021 – Stage 5

February 27, 2023August 4, 2021

Côte d’Aussois and Plan du Lac

A rather short stage today, mainly due to the miserable weather.

It was drizzling and raining, the temperature was around 15 degrees Celsius, dropping to 10 later – and higher – on.

I only got on my bike because I was hoping, despite the forecast(s), that things might improve, but I have not done myself a service.

I eventually was wet and chilled to the bone and – probably related – the back pain was worse than “normal” when climbing.

Anyway, a day not cycled is a day lost, so there’s that…

Tour de France 2021 – Other Areas (Part 1)

June 16, 2022July 15, 2021

In my previous posts, I’ve discussed the climbs and passes starting in and close to our Tour de France 2021 base camp, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

While those may seem enough to keep a lousy climber like myself busy for the total duration of our 14-day stay, you should know better by now.

I never fail to disappoint when overestimating my “grinta” and planning more than I can handle.

Although, in the end, I usually do manage to get most of it done 😂

In this post and the next, I’ll cover (some of) the possibilities a bit further away, which are still within reach, but for which I may opt for a car transfer before getting on my bike.

Today, I’ll focus on the south-eastern end of the Maurienne valley, starting around Modane.