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Season's events
Oisans territoire du VTT et du cyclotourisme, UCI coupe du monde VTT, marathon VTT, FFC coupe de France VTT, mondial du VTT, Mountain of Hell, Mégavalanche, la Marmotte cyclo, Tour de France cycliste, de Vaujany au plateau d’emparis et par l’Alpe d’Huez, cyclo, VTT Freeride, VTT Cross country pour découvrir les Alpes en Oisans.
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MTB and Cycling in Oisans |
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Season's events
Climbing
This itinerary requires good training, as it leads all the way up to Alpe-d’Huez and its formidable hairpin bends up to La Garde-en-Oisans.
From Bourg-d’Oisans follow the famous road with its hairpin bends up to bend no. 6; turn left in Huez and follow the D211b to Villard-Reculas. From Le Villard go down 10 km turn right and follow the small road to Le Boulangeard. Take the D44a till you get to the shores of the lake. Then turn right. After you have cycled for 2 km turn right to Vaujany (5 km).
Go back down to Allemont along the Le Verney barrage and then back to Bourg-d’Oisans on the RN91.
That little bit further
Those who are more energetic can continue towards the Col du Sabot (itinerary no. 16).
Some delicious local food for cyclists!
The Herb Gratin of l’Oisans’ : Recipe (serves 4 to 6)
Pick garden herbs and vegetables: beet, spinach, celery, cabbage, parsley, cardoon as well as wild plants such as plantain, lambs’ lettuce, sorrel, nettles, dandelion and wild spinach. If you do not have all those in your garden, your greengrocer can surely provide you with them! Wash them and boil them in a big pot of boiling salt water. Drain the vegetables and retain the water and make a white sauce with butter and flour and two ladles of this water. Extend it with 1/4 litre of cream or milk. Also use 200 g of grated cheese. Then mix the drained vegetables and herbs with the sauce in an oven dish and place it in the oven for 20 min.
to cook it au gratin.
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