Classic climbsvallter 2000

It’s hard to imagine a better place to start a ride. At 1,326m Briançon is the highest city in France. And with 300 clear days a year on average, it’s also one of the sunniest. To describe the morning

The Pyrenees reserves its best treasures for walkers prepared to venture off the well-beaten trail, says Teresa Levonian Cole, on a solo holiday in Ribes de Freser

To cycle up a mountain is to pedal into a world of paradoxes. Mountains are a playground and a torture chamber; a means of outdoor adventure and inner discovery; an opportunity for wonder, a guarantee

hey say that Wales is home to more sheep than people, the UK has more potholes than miles of road, and at any given time a third of all French workers are on strike. But should you believe them? In my

Thirty-six years after Superbagnères played a starring role in the iconic 1989 Tour, the legendary climb is back. Peter Cossins takes it on

Our early morning wake-up call at the aire of Sant Joan de les Abadesses came from our son, Chris, arriving in his campervan. He planned to travel with us for a few days to show us his favourite spots