Col du Lautaret, Col du Galibier and Col du Télégraphe
72 km (45 miles), 1 hr 35 min, advanced
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vercors: Gorges de la Bourne and Combe Laval
70 km (43 miles), 1 hr 45 min, advanced
A spectacular loop starting from Pont-en-Royans. The road climbs the Gorges de la Bourne, crosses the plateau via Saint-Martin and La Chapelle-en-Vercors, then plunges into the Combe Laval, a road cut into the cliff face above a sheer drop, down to Saint-Jean-en-Royans. Narrow tunnels and possible falling rocks.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Pont-en-Royans
- 1Choranche, after 6 km (3 miles)
- 2Saint-Martin-en-Vercors, after 23 km (14 miles)
- 3La Chapelle-en-Vercors, after 32 km (20 miles)
- 4Col de la Machine, after 47 km (29 miles)
- 5Saint-Jean-en-Royans, after 59 km (37 miles)
- SFinish: Pont-en-Royans, after 70 km (43 miles)
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