Alpe d'Huez

The idea

A week built around twenty-one bends.

Alpe d'Huez is the climb every rider knows by number. We build a week around it — the Galibier, the Croix de Fer, the Sarenne — so the famous twenty-one bends arrive with the legs and the local knowledge to ride them properly.

Based in the valley below the climb, days start with espresso and end with long dinners. Timing chips, photographers on the bends, and a mechanic who has your bike ready before breakfast are all part of it.

• The legendary 21 bends, timed
• Galibier, Croix de Fer & Sarenne
• Valley basecamp, one unpack
• Photography and mechanical support