Motortour June 25 - June 29 2001

Alps 2001

Day 1, 957 km: Nieuwegein - Maastricht - Liege - Luxemburg - Metz - Nancy - Dijon (A39/N93): secundairy roads: Lons le Saunier, Clairvaux les Lacs - Col de la Savine (993m) - Col de la Faucille (1323M) - Gex - Lake Geneva - Colonnes - Bellegarde sur Vals

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Impression of the Jura - mountains...

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Pre-season, empty restareas along the A39

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Curves, even after a tankstop at Arlay

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Sunset over Lake Geneva

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Second 'col': the Col de la Faucille

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Hotel next to railwaystation in Bellegarde sur Vals, not a good idea...

Day 2, 463 km: Bellegarde sur Vals - Annecy (A41) - Grenoble - secundairy roads: Vizille- L'Alpe d'Huez (1860m) - Lac Besson (2130m) - Col du Lautaret (2058m) -  Col du Calibier (2650m) - St. Michel de Maurienne - Col du Telegraph (1570m) - Modane - Col de L'Iseran (2770m) - St. Foy Tarantaise.

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A view at l'Alpe d'Huez after passing it to lac Besson

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Passing l'Alpe d'Huez you get to...

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a different world.... Lac Besson !!

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Beautifull situated terras at Lautaret

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Col du Galibier

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En route to Col de l'Iseran

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En route to Col de l'Iseran

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On top of Col de l'Iseran, the tourwinner!

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Nice view from the hotelwindow this time, in St. Foy Tarantaise

Day 3, 340km: St. Froy Tarantaise - Séez - Petit St. Bernard (2188m), Aosta - Gr. St. Bernard (2470m) - Martigny - Sion - Susten - Brig - Ulrichen - Nufenen (2480m) - Airolo

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Passing the Mont Blanc (4807m)

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Col du Petit St. Bernard

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Col du Grand St. Bernard, border between la France and Suisse

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The weather is turning against us: St. Bernard !

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We reach the Nufenen pass, really bad weather tries catch up with us...

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Descending from Nufenen, just before the thunderstorm catches up!

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We reach our hotel at Airolo in a thunderstorm...

 

Day 4, 408 km: Airolo - St.Gotthard pass (2108m) - Realp - Furka pass (2436m) - Gletsch - Grimselpass (2165m) - Guttannen - Meiringen - Interlaken - Thun - Bern - Biel - Delémont - Porrentruy - Delle - Belfort - Thann - Ballon d'Alsac (1247m) - La Bresse.

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Departure to St. Gotthardpass, the weather is spectacular, nut wet and cold...

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Quick stop at the Furka pass,temperature now 3c!

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Another stop at the now deserted Grimsel pass

Fast trip back to France, hot weather again with the mountains behind us... vosges

View over the Vosges - mountains, near ballon d'Alsac

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Hotel with garage for our bikes and a private terras for us in la Bresse (900m)

Day 5, 626 km: La Bresse (Vosges) - St. Dié - Lunéville - Nancy - Metz - Luxembourg - Liége - Maastricht - Nieuwegein

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Sunny morning view from the hotelwindow

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Last picture of the Vosges before 'blasting' back to the Low Countries...

THE END

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