Alpe d'Huez: The Hollywood Climb?

February 1, 2015Clare Holdsworth

Alpe d'Huez is one of the most famous climbs in the world of cycling. 21 hairpin bends, 13.9km, with an 8.2% average gradient form Bourg d'Oisans in the valley below, the climb to Alpe d'Huez is historic, fun, epic, challenging, beautiful... and an icon of the Tour de France. Wide Open Road will be back in 2015 as part of our Nice to Alpe d'Huez cycling holiday. Not only will we ride it, but we will ride it when it is lined with thousands of spectators and camper vans, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the 2015 Tour de France! Watching the Tour on Alpe d'Huez is a lifetime experience. But climbing the Alpe is a pilgrimage that all cyclists should make. Here's a little vid. profiling the climb to whet your appetite, produced by Bike Radar