bCol/b dIzoard. What a trip. Our most ambitious cycling bvacation/b ever. Our first visit to the Southern French Alps. Eight big climbs in 8 days. Every one a legendary Tour de France route. Hard work but really fun. it was a dream of mine to climb ... The trip was a great way to minimize the heatwave as the start of 7 climbs and all three hotels were above 1000 metres ? seven also ended above 2000 metres. In fact the only exception was bAlpe/b d'Huez ? and what a ride that is! ...