Classic Europe
Le Linge • Route Des Cretes • Jura • Grand Route des Alpes • Stelvio
Preserved WW1 battlefield & memorial at Le Linge in the Vosges Mountains. Like Oradour-sur-Glane, France doesn’t flinch when reminding us of the horrors that have taken place within her borders and maybe one reason why they are always reluctant to support military action elsewhere.
Start of the Route des Cretes where it cross Route d’Epinal. The Vosges and Jura regions are so accessible from the UK with great roads and food. The is mystery is it’s not busier…
The Grand Route des Alpes starts at the south shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Lemán if you’re French) and winds south and ends up at at Menton on the Italian border. Tough enough on modern machinery over two days. Much more challenging in 1911 when it was completed with what was available then…
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Devotees of ‘The Italian Job’ will recognise these two iconic Turin locations: the former Fiat factory in Lingotto factory with rooftop test track and the Palavela, originally built for the Italia 1961 Expo
Stelio remains a civil engineering masterpiece but (quiet whisper) one of my least favourite roads. Too tight to get any rhythm going and - when the weather is good - packed with cyclists, clawing their way to the top. Has to be done though…
