Today we assembled our bikes and took an easy spin to the town of Bourg d'Oisans, about 10 miles away....

We arrived in stunning Venosc (in the French Alps) after a very long travel day....

This past Saturday Val and I rode the infamous Triple Bypass, nearly 120 miles and 11,000 vertical feet of climbing from Evergreen to Avon, CO. Since it's only 5 days before we leave for France it will be our last hard training ride before we leave....

Here's video of the descent from Pont d'Espange to the thermal springs just above Cauterets, France, where we stopped for coffee....

Here's video of the descent from the Col de Tramassel, just above the Hautacam ski station and the finish of the Hautacam climb in the Tour de France....

Here's video of the descent from the Lac de Cap de Long, deep in the Pyrenees National Park as well as video of the descent from the Col d'Aspin (from 2016)....

Here's video of the descent down the eastern side of the Col du Tourmalet, having just climbed it from the west. The Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved pass in the Pyrenees and it is absolutely beautiful!...

Here is video of the descent from the Col d'Aspin (from 2016)....

We joked about the "driveway" to our rental house in Viscos, France. It's actually the D149, which climbs 751 feet in only 1.5 miles, averaging 9%. Let's just say that the climb up to Viscos was a very tough way to finish the day . . ....

Not counting the super easy day that we watched Le Tour, in six days we rode 265 miles and climbed just under 40,000 vertical feet! We rode some of the most famous Pyrenees climbs of the Tour de France including the Col du Tourmalet, the Col d'Aubisque, the Col d'Aspin, and more....

Friday we watched the tour de France go by the base of the road to our gite, as they descended off of the Col du Tourmalet....

Thursday we rode much of Friday's Tour de France stage, up to the beautiful Col d'Aubisque. ...