I'd never ridden the Col de la Croix de Fer, but I've always wanted to do so. I had heard that it is a lovely scenic ride from Romanche valley to the Maurienne (moving from the Isère departement to the Savoie) but it was also the name - the Pass of the Iron Cross. It has […]

I'd planned a cycling jaunt to the Alps with some friends for a bit of R&R after a busy few months chez Yapp and a stressful flat move. As we packed the bikes into the van under the clear blue London skies at 5.00AM on Tuesday morning we harboured high hopes of sun on our […]