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The Tour rolls into Alpe d'huez
Before the race came through the road was open to anyone who wanted to tackle the steep and demanding hill climb for themself. The town was full of cyclists and fans who had been lining the roadside for days in anticipation of the race, camped out in tents and caravans desperate for a glimpse of their heroes.
French mid-summer celebrations
Fête de la Musique is the celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.
Snowboxx is in town and in full swing!
There has been plenty going on over the first three days with the festival taking over several bars and clubs in the resort to host parties from various different UK club nights and DJs.
March is here and there's a full programme of events taking place
Whether you fancy a trip to the ice grotto, trying curling or visiting the museum, there’s always plenty going on away from the slopes.
Read more about What's on in Alpe d'Huez this week 1st March 2017
Alpe d'huez's craziest race 2011
The gnaliest race in Alpe d'huez is easliy the Megavalanche. A top to bottom, mass start downhill race with hundreds of competitiors racing from the glacier to the town.
A weekend of celebrating cycling & new friendships in the mountains
Deciding to go and watch the Tour de France is a 'no-brainer' for me, but trying to describe the overwhelming sense of passion, enthusiasm, fun and camaraderie to those who have never been is difficult. It can be hard to persuade the uninitiated to come with you.
It might be deep winter but start making your summer cycling plans now
We may be expecting a huge dump of snow in the next few days (see our dump alerts) but the keen cyclists amongst us are already planning our summer events and setting training programmes to suit
One Team to Sochi Katie Summerhayes
Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is back on snow for the first time since her ACL injury. She talks about the freeski scene to come out of Sheffield Ski Village and how Woodsy helped to push her when she started out on the European circuit.
Read more about Katie Summerhayes Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB
An insider's guide to life as a pro skier, freeskiing in Chamonix and who to look out for in the 2013 Freeride World Tour
As the best freeriders in the world gather in Revelstoke this weekend for the first stop on the all-new Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, we were fortunate to be able to have a sit down with a free skiing legend, holder of the world record for the highest cliff jump and super nice guy - Fred Syversen.
Read more about Fred Syversen: Professional Skier With World Record for Highest Cliff Jump
A fun packed week of events on the run up to April
April may be round the corner but there’s still plenty to do away from the slopes here in Alpe d'Huez.
Read more about What's on in Alpe d'Huez this week 25th March 2017
One Team to Sochi Yellow Brick Road
The last video from Team GB as they prepare for Sochi.
Read more about Road to Sochi With Freestyle Team GB: Yellow Brick Road
One Team to Sochi Billy Morgan
Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.
Read more about Billy Morgan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB
One Team to Sochi - James "Woodsy" Woods
Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.
Read more about James Woods Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB
7 days in & it's already produced some spectacular results
Le Tour de France 2016 kicked off last Saturday with stage one and the 'Grand Depart' being hosted by the stunning island community of Le Mont Saint Michel.
One Team to Sochi Aimee Fuller
Meet Aimee Fuller Slopestyle Snowboarder, stunt double and one of the British Freestyle Snowboard Team.
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It’s out with the old and in with the new
New Years’ Eve is always a big night here in Alpe d’Huez and this year was no exception. The weather wasn’t great for a “pub crawl” but, hey, it’s NYE, so we braved the conditions and headed out – out out!
Yet more drama in the 2016 Tour as week three begins
So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.
Half term holiday goes off with a bang in Alpe d'Huez
The famous torchlight descents by the fabulous ski instructors of the ESF ski school are always one of the highlights on the events calendar in Alpe d’Huez, and last Wednesday was no exception.
Read more about ESF Alpe d'Huez Half-Term Ski Show 2018 Review