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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
August 7, 2026 at 08:02
Avant le Mont Ventoux.
Sur canapé pour cette fois-ci.😉
Tour de France Femmes oblige.
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 17, 2026 at 06:13
Les Karellis et col d’Albanne.
Les Karellis, c’est uniquement pour la montée, qui mène aussi au col.
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 15, 2026 at 04:24
Lacets de Montvernier, col de Chaussy, col de la Madeleine.
Et deux orages sur le museau pour refroidir la bête.
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July 15, 2026
The famous Montvernier switchbacks are more impressive seen from above with distance than when you climb them by bike. By car, I wouldn't venture there. Narrow and dizzying road, the credit goes to its builders, who attacked the cliff for real. Its very impressive appearance is reminiscent of the climb
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 13, 2026 at 04:48
Cols de La Confrérie, du Mollard, de La Croix de Fer, et du Glandon (bis).
Non aux cadences infernales!
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July 13, 2026
The plan was clear: one pass, via switchbacks through the woods. Well, for the same price, there were two. You can't refuse that.
The weather seemed grumpy, all that was left was to head home with a descent loop, and freeze-dry ourselves at the campsite thanks to the heatwave.
And then, arriving at a crossroads
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 11, 2026 at 05:45
Pas de la Confession et Alpe d’Huez.
Ça, c’est dans la musette.
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July 11, 2026
Rather than the classic route with 21 switchbacks leading to Alpe d’Huez, I preferred a less frequented, more bucolic alternative. Plus, it allows you to get away from the cycling hordes that are everywhere and in large numbers. You arrive at the same place, with fewer cars too. The final five kilometers
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 9, 2026 at 07:21
Col d’Ornon et col du Solude.
Qui a dit séance de récupération?
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July 9, 2026
The road to the Col d’Ornon is beautiful and well-maintained, as it is frequently used. More like a billiard table, a cyclist's dream, even on the descent.
The road to the Col de Solude leads to a modest village, a dead end, if one excludes the track that leads to another village accessible from Bourg
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 8, 2026 at 05:32
Col de la Croix de Fer et col du Glandon.
Dur dur. Voilà bien un sport débile.
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July 8, 2026
These two mythical passes, they are in the bag! The Croix de Fer pass is earned, whatever the route leading to it. In its wake, the Glandon pass is almost free, which is not the case from the Maurienne side. The landscapes are superb, varied, we gradually leave the coniferous forests planted to reduce
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
July 7, 2026 at 05:58
Col du Sabot, Vaujany, Oisans.
De l'intérêt de ne pas mettre les deux pieds dans le même sabot.
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July 7, 2026
This is the kind of pass that looks like nothing on the map, a dead end, unknown. A few zigzags, almost a straight line. It peaks at 2100m, a round number. It will be quickly dealt with, to start the stay, it's better to take it easy.
You're right, my man! It's the complete opposite: a short distance
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went for a bike ride
June 23, 2026 at 05:36
Routes et chemins de Presqu'île.
Chemins perdus où, avant de traverser, les lapereaux se tâtent.🤔
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June 23, 2026
Some little-used paths and trails, except by locals, stumbled upon by chance to find shortcuts. Very bumpy shortcuts, with some hollow paths like there aren't many left. Ideal for filling your tires with bramble and gorse thorns. Makes for memories 😉.
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went for a hike
June 22, 2026 at 08:02
Kerassel et Le Logéo, Morbihan. 🌞
Un modeste tour avant la canicule.🌡
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June 22, 2026
The port of Logéo is one of the two ports of Sarzeau, a commune that prides itself on having a port on the Gulf, the other on the ocean, and thus two captaincies.
Located in its irresistible natural cove, it was formerly used for loading and unloading goods, notably local wine and "fine de Rhuys", salt
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went cycling
June 21, 2026 at 09:05
La Vraie-Croix, Morbihan.
Avec la chaleur, c'était la vraie croix et la vraie bannière. 🤔
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June 21, 2026
The village of La Vraie-Croix gets its name from a legend from the late 12th or early 13th century, according to which a knight returning from a crusade had a piece of the cross used to crucify Christ stolen twice in a row while he slept, by a magpie.
The inhabitants saw this as a sign that the relic
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went for a hike
June 20, 2026 at 08:35
Trois autres Pointes du sentier côtier arzonnais.
Les Pointes de Penbert, du Motenno, de Bilgroix, le courant de la Jument, et le goulet d'entrée du Golfe, entre Port-Navalo et Locmariaquer.
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June 20, 2026
This short hike, which follows on from the previous day's, is also breathtaking, yet necessary to put one foot in front of the other. From the Pointe de Penbert, the view is over 180 degrees. Almost straight ahead, the islet of Er Lannic and its cromlech, Gavrinis and its cairn. All this takes us back
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went for a hike
June 19, 2026 at 08:58
Trois Pointes du sentier côtier arzonnais.
Le moulin de Pen Castel, les Pointes de Saint-Nicolas, Kerners, La Palisse, le village de Kerners, et l'allée couverte de Graniol.
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June 20, 2026
Here is a part of the prettiest coastal path, and yet there are many of them.
You can discover a tidal mill, a superb coast, the very hard work of oyster farmers, the very strong current during the rising or falling tides, these very characteristic Breton churches, old buildings very well renovated and
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went gravel riding
June 18, 2026 at 12:32
Un tour dans la Presqu'île de Rhuys. 🌞
À la recherche de chemins dévolus aux cyclistes.
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François Fauconnier 🇫🇷 went for a hike
June 17, 2026 at 09:27
Un tour de l'île d’Arz.
Joyau du Golfe du Morbihan.
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June 18, 2026
L'Île d’Arz, whose terminal z is not pronounced, is a commune, just like L'Île aux Moines. It is well worth at least a day's visit, on foot, or by bike rentable on site. Exploring it on foot offers the charm of slowness, and allows you to go where bicycles are forbidden: on the coastal path. The tidal
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July 17, 2026
A "small" little-known, shaded pass, it's invigorating, after the stormy nocturnal storm that heavily and longly fell upon the Maurienne.
For those who appreciate mountain resorts with holiday villages, club villages, "all inclusive" and I forget, the Karellis, celebrating their 50th anniversary, are
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