⛰ Cime de la Bonette · 2,802 m
September 2026 · Completed
French Alps Tour '26
12–20 September · 9 riding days · ~1,945 miles
Calais to the Italian Alps and back, chasing the high passes and dodging the weather, with the Gorges du Verdon in the middle and the Bonette as the high point.
- Calais · Eurotunnel
- Verdun
- Jura hills
- Sauze d'Oulx · Italy
- Castellane · two nights, Gorges du Verdon
- Tallard · via Cime de la Bonette
- Bourg-en-Bresse · via the Vercors
- Châlons-en-Champagne
- Calais
Cormet de RoselendCol de l'Iseran
Col du Mont CenisCol de l'Échelle
Col d'IzoardCime de la Bonette
Col du RoussetCol de la Machine