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MTB and Cycling in Oisans |
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MTB and Cycling in Oisans |
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Season's events
Climbing
This peaceful itinerary without any major difficulty offers magnificent views over the Le Verney barrage.
From Bourg-d’Oisans, cycle along the bottom of the D211 to Alpe-d’Huez. Turn left and follow the small road to Bassey - Les Essoulieux, which will take you to the RN91 towards Grenoble.
In Rochetaillée, turn right and cycle along the road to Allemont. After the first bridge turn right and follow the D44 to Villard-Reculas. Cycle through Raffour and La Beurrière. Carry on climbing and take the small road to Le Boulangeard (D44a). Then at the crossroads go to "Oz station".
On your way back keep going until you reach the Lake Verney and then turn left to go to Allemont. Go through Allemont and then back to Bourg-d’Oisans.
A local story
Legend has it that the people of Oz-en-Oisans had their sheep shepherded by ’bouames’, small men living in the mountains, experts on metal-working, with whom the locals would exchange services. The Noyrets d’Oz family who had a chalet on the Col du Poutran, had their herds shepherded by two bouames. In autumn, to give them a treat, they would give them new clothes, so that they might not catch a cold in the chalet in the winter. However, when the two ’bouames’ saw themselves in those nice garments, they sang: "I’m lovely, you’re lovely, we’re both lovely; we’re not going to look after the lambs any more."
Then they left, leaving the sheep there during the whole winter, and were never to be seen again.
"Once a cyclist, always a cyclist." Achille Chavée
