E-book: Practical Guide to Crossing the Alps by Bike

The guide to preparing your crossing of the Alps by bike, from Thonon-les-Bains to Nice, from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean.

39 pages to prepare about 750 km and 19,250 m of elevation gain, in 7 days, through Haute-Savoie, Savoie and the Southern Alps. On the menu: some of the most iconic passes in France.

What you will find inside:

• 7 stages in detail, from 92 to 122 km, with distances, elevation gain, difficulty levels, routes and elevation profiles
• Key information on the big passes: Colombière, Cormet de Roselend, Iseran, Galibier, Izoard, Vars, Cayolle, Turini…
• The routes via QR codes, and advice on keeping your GPX tracks available offline
• Advice on handling long climbs, descents, altitude and fatigue day after day
• The best time to go (late June to September) and precautions on pass openings and the weather
• A selection of cyclist-friendly places to stay at the start, the finish and in the stage towns
• A mountain safety section: visibility, traffic, good habits on descents
• A complete checklist: gear, clothing, repairs, electronics, nutrition
• Useful apps, product recommendations and Les Bornées perks with Alltricks

Who is it for? For experienced cyclists, used to long days in the saddle and to descending big passes. With stages of more than 3,000 m of climbing and a high point of 2,764 m at the Col de l'Iseran, this crossing calls for solid physical preparation and high-mountain experience.