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Road bike videos - France

Le petit Menglonnais (Vercors, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 12.0 km,  ascent: 154 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
An easy round course at the foot of the imposing Glandasse mountain, in the French Diois region. Le petit Menglonnais is a signposted cycle path as part of the "Drôme à vélo" project. The ride goes through beautiful countryside with walnut orchards. At the end the Col de Pennes can be seen in the background during a nice and smooth descent. With a length of 12 kilometers, 154 meters to climb and maximum slope of 5%, the loop is well suited for beginners or ideal for a short in-between training.
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Le boucle de Barnave (Vercors, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 16.3 km,  ascent: 368 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
A round course in the French Diois region. "Boucle" in French means "loop". We start near the village of Barnave and climb the Col de Pennes passing some grape plantations where harvesting is being done. The grapes in the region are mostly Clairette or Muscat which are used for making the regional speciality and famous "Clairette de Die". We don't go all the way to the highest point of the pass, but return after about two third of the ascent so that the loop is not too hard. With a maximum slope op 11% and 368 climbing meters, a good base condition is required though. The ride offers nice views on beautiful mountainous surroundings.
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Rousset part 1 - Col de Pennes, Aucelon, Roanne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 25.9 km,  ascent: 594 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The Col de Pennes is an nice alpine pass between the Drôme and the Roanne valleys. There are 4 different possibilities to climb it. In this video we take the northeastern approach from Recoubeau via Jansac and cycle down to the Roanne Valley on the east side via Aucelon over a narrow winding road with little traffic along rocky walls and great views on beautiful mountainous surroundings. This is the first tour-segment out of 4 of a longer day trip to the Rousset. It ends where the next video (Vallée de Roanne) starts.
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Rousset part 2 - Vallée de Roanne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 20.3 km,  ascent: 97 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
The Roanne River flows between the Vercors and Baronnies Provençales regional nature parks in the Roanne Valley through narrow gorges and wild rocky landscapes. The ride goes down to Pontaix, a charming village on the river Drôme with an old ruined castle and pentagonal tower dating back to the 13th century. Apart from a few gentle climbs, the route is mostly downhill and easy to ride. Ideal for short in between trainings or fat burning sessions. This is the second tour-segment out of 4 of a longer day trip to the Rousset. It ends where the next video (Pontaix - Chamaloc) starts.
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Rousset part 3 - Pontaix, Chamaloc (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 14.6 km,  ascent: 238 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
We follow the bussy road to Die along the river Drôme. A few nice views make up for the traffic along the way. This short ride is mainly flat with a gentle climb at the end as we approach Chamaloc, the starting point for the next video with a climb of the great Col de Rousset. The route is easy to ride and ideal for short in between trainings.
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Rousset part 4 - Col de Rousset, Die (Vercors, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 49.1 km,  ascent: 921 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The Col de Rousset is an alpine pass between Provence and the southern plateau of the Vercors which also has been cycled a few times in the Tour de France. The moderate climb is about 14 km long and leads over a beautiful serpentine slope over 700 meters in altitude to the pass. We go back via Die, a touristy little town with southern French flair and a famous medieval wall.
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Grimone part 1 - Gorges des Gâts (Vercors, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 25.6 km,  ascent: 540 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The Grimone pass at an altitude of 1,319 meters is located south of the Jocou mountain, in the Drôme department.
The first video of this trilogy goes to Châtillon en Diois, from there we start the west ascent towards Glandage.
The climb starts with a gentle gradient of 2.9% and goes through a beautiful canyon named Gorges des Gâts.
Near Glandage, we leave the "official" route up and make a loop to avoid the tunnels near the village. This little detour rewards us with a spectacular view on the Gorges des Gâts below.
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Grimone part 2 - Col de Grimone, ascent (Vercors, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 8.6 km,  ascent: 428 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The second video is the actual climb of the Col de Grimone.
From Glandage we cycle another 8.6 kilometres and 428 altitude metres to the summit.
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Grimone part 3 - Col de Grimone, descent (Vercors, Drôme department)

   
 Length: 34.1 km,  ascent: 143 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
In the third video we cycle back down to the starting point of the first video.
The ride starts with wide views over the Vercors and then goes through the gorge again, which now offers scenic views on the rock faces from the other side.
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Valdrôme part 1 - Col de Prémol (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 22.6 km,  ascent: 518 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The first video of this trilogy takes us to the Col de Prémol which connects the valleys of the Drôme and the Eygues.
With about 500 climbing meters and moderate slope percentages, the ascent is not too difficult. The ride offers nice views of the pretty Diois landscapes.
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Valdrôme part 2 - Col du Fays, Col de Rossas (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 17.1 km,  ascent: 409 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
In the second tour-segment of the Valdrôme tour, we climb two more moderate passes. We first visit the Col du Fays and ride on towards the Col de Rossas. Both cols might not be that spectacular, but the real charm lies in the quietude, there is hardly any traffic.
Along the way we see some griffon vultures. They have been reintroduced in the Drôme department and now are quite common in the region.
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Valdrôme part 3 - Drôme valley, Claps de Luc (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 27.2 km,  ascent: 136 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
This is the third video of the Valdrôme tour. We return to the starting location of the tour and follow the river Drôme via the busy country road to Luc en Diois. The town is known for the 'Claps de Luc', an impressive rock formation which is the result of a rock slide in 1442. In the process, a mountain piece slid down the valley, broke into huge blocks and dammed the Drôme.
The ride is easy with few climbing meters and ideal for basic trainings.
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Col de Pennes - Climb it twice! (Vercors, Drome department)

   
 Length: 46.2 km,  ascent: 1177 m, difficulty: hard  View trailer
A nice pass in the French Diois region. We climb it twice: we first take the northeastern approach from Recoubeau via Jansac (10 km, approx. 5%), this actually is the same climb as we did in the first part of the Rousset tour. The descent is different though. This time we cycle down to the Roanne Valley via the steep southwestern descent (approx. 9%). Then we climb the pass from the southwestern side taking the winding road along rocky walls above a deeply incised valley offering spectacular views on beautiful mountainous surroundings. We then go down again on the north side via Barnave. With a maximum slope op 16% and almost 1200 climbing meters, a good condition is required.
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Menée part 1 - Châtillon, Menée (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 17.0 km,  ascent: 278 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
The first video of this trilogy takes us to Châtillon en Diois and then to Menée, a small village located in beautiful mountain landscapes. It is the starting point of the Col de Menée which we will climb in the second video. With its 17 kilometers and 278 climbing meters, the ride is a perfect warm up for the climb.
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Menée part 2 - Col de Menée (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 23.5 km,  ascent: 736 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The second ride of the Menée tour goes to the Col de Menée, a nice alpine pass at 1402 meters. This moderate climb has been cycled in the Tour de France of 1994. And if the ride gives you a taste for more, you can tackle an even more challenging climb and finish the tour with the Vallon de Combeau in the third video.
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Menée part 3 - Vallon de Combeau (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 37.6 km,  ascent: 542 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The last video of this trilogy takes us to Vallon de Combeau. The route is steeper than the ascent of the Col de Menée and the finish at 1440 meters is even higher. Despite this, Vallon de Combeau is less known among cyclists. This is a bit surprising because the descent offers magnificent views on the surrounding mountain landscapes. The descent goes all the way back to Recoubeau where the first video of the tour started.
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Source de la Drôme part 1 - Col de Prémol (Vercors, Drôme department)

 
 Length: 22.1 km,  ascent: 459 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The first video of this trilogy takes us to the Col de Prémol which connects the valleys of the Drôme and the Eygues. With about 500 climbing meters and moderate slope percentages, the ascent is not too difficult. The ride offers nice views of the pretty Diois landscapes.
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Source de la Drôme part 2 - Col des Tourettes (Vercors, department Les Hautes-Alpes)

 
 Length: 29.4 km,  ascent: 506 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The second video of this tour takes us over the lesser-known Col des Tourettes. The pass is a little overshadowed by the big cols in the Vercors, but it still offers picturesque views in a quiet and beautiful mountain area. With about 500 climbing meters and an average slope of 3,5%, the ascent is not too difficult.
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Source de la Drôme part 3 - Col de Carabès (Vercors, department Les Hautes-Alpes)

 
 Length: 18.8 km,  ascent: 588 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The third video of this tour starts in Serres with its southern Provençal flair and takes us back to the Drôme Department via the Col de Carabès. With almost 600 climbing meters and an average slope of 5,2%, the ascent is somewhat harder than the other two and requires a good fitness level.
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Road bike videos - Germany

The Wetterhöhe - Katzenbach loop (Hesse, Marburg-Biedenkopf district)

     Length: 34.3 km,  ascent: 580 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
The Wetterhöhe is the highest point (502 m) of an asphalted forest road between Engelbach and Biedenkopf. It actually is a pass between the valley of the river Lahn and the valley of the stream Engelbach. The pass belongs to the Hessian part of the Rothaargebirge (Rothaar Mountains). The second ascent goes to Katzenbach, a small village, picturesquely embedded in the low mountain range landscape. The descent goes over a well paved dirt road that connects Katzenbach with Buchenau and is a nice ride. With a maximum slope op 16% and 580 climbing meters, the loop requires a good base condition.
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Lahntal - Marburg (Hesse, Marburg-Biedenkopf district

     Length: 22.2 km,  ascent: 65 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
Our ride goes through the Lahn Valley along the Lahn Cycle Path. We cycle on asphalted farm roads through a lovely valley to Marburg. There we catch a glimpse of Marburg Castle and the Elisabeth Church. Apart from a short 4% slope, this easy route is almost completely flat and is ideal for basic training or fat burning sessions.
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Marburg - Lahntal (Hesse, Marburg-Biedenkopf district

     Length: 22.2 km,  ascent: 119 m, difficulty: easy  View trailer
This ride is essentially the reverse version of the previous one. We ride from Marburg back through the Lahn Valley. Both routes are rideable as a tour, at the end of the route Incyclist automatically starts the return trip or the outward trip.
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The Klosterberg, Rimberg, Kronenberg loop (Hesse, Marburg-Biedenkopf district)

     Length: 17.9 km,  ascent: 365 m, difficulty: moderate  View trailer
With a maximum slope op 21% and 365 climbing meters, the loop requires a good base condition.
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