Recent content by Russell in France

2025 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4 Photo Album A few of my photos from the stage 4 time trial from Charmes-sur-Rhône to Saint-Péray. Photos were taken at the depart and I walked about 3km down the course to find a quiet stretch of road.

Hi all, A few photos from yesterday's stage to Alpe d'Huez taken at hairpin 3. Cheers, Russell

I took a day off from work on Friday and drove over to Bourg-Saint-Maurice to ride the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard pass. The month of May was cold, so there is still and impressive amount of snow on the mountains this year. Youtube - Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard

Thank you. It's been so long since I've needed to change things, so good to know I have more options.

Hi all, I still have my old Look frame with a Shimano Ultegra 9 speed group set, and my wheels need replacing on this bike. What options do I have to find 9 speed wheels these days? Cheers

Re: Photos from the climb to Sept Laux Thank you. It wasn't easy conditions with the rain and wind, while trying to hold an umbrella and a camera.

Photos from the climb to Sept Laux I went up to watch the riders on the final climb to Pipay, near Grenoble, with around 8km to the finish. The weather was as bad as I've ever known with storms with heavy rain, thunder and lightning. https://photos.app.goo.gl/oR4tPr3LSP8BCaGJ8 The guys at...

That picture was taken just over the Col on the Italian side. I didn't hang around too long underneath as I'd already seen one snowbank collapse earlier on - you can see it on the video. I've never ridden a col with so much snow towering next to the road. The winter this year was cold and...

Hi all, After a cold and humid winter in the French Alps, which dumped metres of snow on the mountains, a number of the high alpine passes are still closed. I was keen to see how much snow was on the Alps and on Sunday, I took the car to Bourg St Maurice to ride a 120km loop over the Col du...

Thanks, that was out of the camera, so no cropping on that shot. The lens was a Canon 70-200 2.8L with a Canon 7d, and I followed Tiago as he passed me and kept taking photos. Photography, along with cycling, is a hobby for me so it's nice get little surprises like that shot. Cheers...

Hi all, I took a day off from work to go and follow the Criterium du Dauphine individual time-trial between Villie-Morgon and Bourg-en-Bresse. Thankfully the low cloud and rain I'd seen at the Prologue in Grenoble had gone and it was sunny with high cloud. The wind was hitting the riders...

Hi all, I spent Sunday afternoon in a grey Grenoble following the Criterium du Dauphine prologue. https://plus.google.com/photos/111059783111780167010/albums/5751134691926273745?banner=pwa Some photos from the early afternoon session. Rain came for the riders in the middle of the...

I'm an English cyclist based in France and spent Monday morning riding the Grand Colombier. This is the main climb of stage 10 of this year's Tour de France and it will be the first time that the Tour de France has raced this mountain. The Criterium du Dauphine will race the Grand Colombier at...