Route des Grandes Alpes en Moto

Great RR, I'm looking to do a similar route this September.

Very cool. I did this pass in September - I'll be putting up some shots in my RR in the next couple days. The pass was closed overnight due to snow and I came close to missing out on this incredible ride!

When were you there?

30L Holan Nomada Pro's from Poland. The quality is top notch and they can take a beating as well

If my GPS date is correct, I was there on Sep 25th. Col de l'Iseran was almost closed for me! That one was the 13th I believe.

Keep your pics coming

Very cool! Looks like you were about 10 days after me - I was there on the 13th or 14th so around the time you were in Col de L'Iseran. After my experience I was wondering how soon it would be until they closed the pass for the rest of the year... figuring it could be any day.

My heart sank the morning I went to hit the pass - the hotel owner told me the passes were closed due to snow... and when I asked her when they would reopen, her response was that they may not until next year!! Worst response... ever...

Yeah, I found that out on a previous trip too. Canadian French is not necessarilly France French, and parking there is called "parking"!
Also a shopping area is called "shopping" and not "centre d' achats" and the stop signs say "stop" not "arret"...proof I guess that Quebec is more French then France!

Great ride report. Love the pics and video.

Awesome report, Squawk77! Thanks for sharing.


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Hey Dirk... are we going to meet up for that wine, saucisson and cheese that we spoke about?

I did that last april, possibly a bit to early in the year

Great report! Enjoyed a lot!

Hard to judge with GoPro lens - wide angle lens?. This curve looks really tight and narrow - down hill too. Any problems making the turn?

Sweet RR.

I had to travel to Quebec to discover that "stop" was an English word...

Thanks all

Haha crazy! I tried to do Furka in April, the locals were still snowshoeing on it

That one wasn't too bad actually. Sometimes the GoPro makes it look steep like that but I find it usually flattens things out *shrugs

I was surprised they spell "Stop" everywhere else. Now check out the Stop signs where I grew up:



When I lived in Québec, they even changed the spelling of my birth name on official documents It's all good though, had a great time there as well

Next trip starts in 1 week

What is gonna be?

Morocco, via Spain! If you have any tips for Spain please check out my other thread

I'll have a look!
I may have many suggestions around the center of the country (Madrid)

and food too!

YK

Great read and top notch pictures, good luck in morroco!

Really enjoyed this RR! Thanks for taking the time and trouble to put it together and let us do a "virtual ridealong." Looking forward to your take on Morocco.

Just joined this forum and already like it a lot. Thanks for sharing, makes me looking forward to next year, when Europe is calling.......