DirtRoadie wrote:
> On May 3, 9:14 pm, Colin Campbell <cmca...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> A friend and I plan to ride Alpe d'Huez at the end of May. We'll have
>> our pedals, shoes, and helmets, having come from a week at the Giro.
>>
>> I've looked at some Webcam shots there, but I can't tell if the road is
>> clear for bicycling.
>>
>> Also, we have found a bike shop in Bourg d'Oisans that says it will
rent
>> bikes for the climb, but they do not take reservations. Is this the
>> right way to do this? We'll be taking a train from Milano to Grenoble,
>> then renting a car to get to Bourg d'Oisans.
>>
>> Any tips?
>
> I can only offer a quick observation, Alpe DHuez is a ski station, a
> village high on the mountain. As such, the road needs to be open for
> access, even in the winter. This in contrast to "cols" which are
> merely roads going over mountains and which are often closed during
> the winter season. I expect you will be fine, if not necessarily warm.
>
> DR
>
>
>
Well, I'm no expert on how mountain roads are maintained in snowy
climes, but it seems to me that the road could be passable for buses,
cars, and trucks, and still be less than ideal for two-wheeled vehicles,
if there are areas of packed snow and ice, or if there is sand on the
surface, or something like that.
We're hoping that the next three weeks works miracles in that regard.
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