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ALTO17 - Cycling trip to Alps

First week of September 2017 group of cyclists and two drivers headed to French and Italian Alps to cycle week in amazing roads and scenerys. Random pictures from trip here, more around social media #alto17

First day riding for me. Others started one day earlier. Hannu @ Col de La Morte.

Kati & Tuomas

Hannu 

First accomondation, La Deuce Montagne in Allemont. Hotel is specialized in scycling and skiing tourists, nice place and good service.

Second day. Hannu & Jukka towards  Col de la Croix de fer

Jukka

Hannu

Croix de Fer

Second climb of second day, Col du Mollard. Mikko & Jukka.

Third day, Cima Coppi of the the trip, Col de L’Iseran.

Our hotel had translated the menu in Finnish!

Fourth day, morning climb was Col Du Mont Cenis, moving from France to Italy. 

Jukka after Col du Mont Cenis on the way towards Susa

Road descending from Col du Mont Cenis

Second climb of the fourth day, Colle delle Finestre. Hannu before the gravel part.

Colle delle Finestre, Jukka

Kimmo & Tapsa on the way towards Colle delle Finestre

Last 8 km of Colle delle Finestre is on gravel. Photo by: Teemu Salovaara

Hannu on the way to the third climb of the fourth day, Sestriere.

Olympic scenery in Sestriere.

Topi, Make, Matti, Pete & Honkkis relaxing after heavy day in Susa

Fifth day, Hannu towards Colle del Lys

Make & Kari

Colle del Lys - this was last completed Col for me in this trip

Jyrki & Hannu

6th riding day, towards Colle del Nivolet. I gave up after first 40km or so..

On the way towards Colle del Nivolet

Where I turned back in the beginning of Colle del Nivolet.

Great trip once again. More can be found in the Adventure Partners blog posting by Jukka. Thanks to organizers and everyone involved.