It must be the shortest hill climb in the French Alps
it's less than 4km
but 18 tight hairpin bends
about 150m from bend to bend
all around the huge mountains are like burley bouncers compared with our delicate,lace-like road
it's not too steep - about 8% average
with wonderful early morning views
looking from the top doesn't do the road justice
naturally we had to carry on once we had reached the top. the road continued to the Col de Chaussy
the road climbed steadily
feeling the pain
dwarfed by the surroundings
no right turn!
one kilometre to go
a beautiful day and great start to the holiday
the lacets had been on our "to do" list since the tour de france included it in 2015. because of the lack of space along the road, no fans were allowed and the attending caravan had to take another route.
