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Nice looking bike and well maintained obviously. Your photos are terrific, they make me wish I could go back 20 years and start riding all over. I miss my 95 Hurricane as it was the best of all the bikes I rode, most comfortable, best features, great power, just a perfect machine.
So we arrived in Auris near Alpe D’Huez, what a ride not a long distance but some beautiful D roads (D927 over the Col du Glandon was great but very busy with traffic, we got to Lebourg d’Osains and following Waze decided to get to the hotel to dump the panniers then ride up Alpe D’Huez, the directions sent us a few turns up the Alpe then turned off right onto the D211A, this although according to the GPS was the fastest way but wasnt much more than a single lane goat track that twisted its way around and up the side of a mountain, very little in the way of barriers and sheer drops off to the right, wifey was not a happy bunny at all, at one stage I had to tell her to stop screaming in my ear as I needed to concentrate…..
We finally reached Auris which is a tiny village up in the ski fields, we got there at 2:00pm to find the hotel didn’t open until 4:00pm so couldnt dump the luggage, checking google maps there appeared to be another way down and as it turned out a bit better road albeit it took us quiet a way south then had to head north again back to Le Bourg d’Osains around 26kms compared to about 10km the first way although no way would the wife go back down the 211A…
We had a great ride up Alpe D’Huez and found a cafe at the top to take in the sights, beautiful spot and a road I have always wanted to ride on my bicycle Tomasso from years of following the Tour de France although these days at my age the old Honda is a much better proposition.
Back at the hotel we found it to be a very quirky little place, lots of timber and small staircases, none of the staff spoke much english and our french is a bit rusty, it made for an interesting dinner order, what the wife thought was a mushroom dish turned out to be a large sausage much to her annoyance, shes not much of a meat eater, mainly chicken, so I had to eat it for her.
youtube vid of D211A, starts off ok but gets narrower at the very top near Auris. https://youtu.be/cOrEaFL_7Es
Coffee stop at Saint Colomban des Villards
Alpe D’Huez
View from hotel in Auris Hotel Aberge de la Foret Hotel Auberge de la Foret
I have to say the CBR has performed brilliantly, she is happy on the open road or cruising the twisties, never complains.
cheers for now
Oh wow, the road is amazing! Now I want to go to France. Seems to be a great place for travelling
Thanks Addryn
France is great for riding as is many parts of Europe, living in Australia now makes it a bit more difficult to organise but that’s part of the fun.
We are hoping to get back there again this year
Bourg d'Oisans is an awesome little village, nestled at the foot of an enormous wall of rock, with a small river running through it. Climbing Alpe d'Huez on a bicycle isn't that difficult once you're past the first mile & a half. My son & I did it 2 weeks before my 66th birthday. Give it a shot next time you're there!
