Alpe d'Huez and Beyond (Lac Besson, France) - Indoor Cycling Training

The 21 bends up to Alpe d'Huez does not need much introduction. It's nothing less than the most well-known climb in the world. But few know it is possible to continue beyond the finish line and further up the mountains. This is the perfect ride if you want to do the famous climb and include an extra segment up to the beautiful mountain lake Lac Besson. Even though bumpy, the road up to the lake offers much better scenery compared to what you have experienced below Alpe d’Huez. The road beyond Alpe d’Huez is much less busy, and the few people you will meet are hikers enjoying the beautiful landscape. This ride is a must-do for anyone who wants to go beyond Alpe d’Huez and experience the raw nature of the upper slopes of this world-famous resort.

In this ride-along video, you ride at the speed of an elite cyclist. If you want to ride at your own speed, please look below for how you can make that possible with our indoor cycling app Open Road.

Keywords:
Tarmac, Mountains, Skilifts, Backroad, Road bike, Tour de France, Beautiful

Strava segments:
Bourg - Huez:   / strava  
Huez - Besson:   / strava  

Take your indoor cycling to the next level with our indoor cycling app Open Road:
Dive into an immersive indoor cycling experience with our training app ’Open Road’ for Windows. The app lets you ride the ride for real and provides a better and more realistic indoor cycling experience compared to our ride-along videos on YouTube. The app is compatible with all ANT+ cycling devices, including smart trainers, power meters, and speed sensors. Athletes with spinning and exercise bikes without ANT+ compatibility can control the speed manually and enjoy riding with all the important cycling data displayed during the training session.

Learn more about our indoor cycling app 'Open Road' and sign up for your free ride on our website: https://bikethe.world

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Just add music:
Most cyclists would agree that the ride to Col du Tourmalet is outstanding. But with music, opinions are very mixed. So we have added no music. Instead, we recommend adding your favorite music to the ride. It is quite simple. Mute YouTube and open a browser window. Find a site that offers music (Spotify, YouTube, etc…) pick the music you like, and enjoy the ride... We have left the original sound of the ride out. This is because of the noise from passing cars, vibrations from the road, wind, and the rider's breathing drowns the natural sound of the surroundings.

Terms of use:
Bike the World has filmed this ride with the journalistic purpose of documenting, describing, educating on, and informing about world-famous and epic bicycle rides around the world. As a courtesy, this video is free to view at home. Any public and/or commercial use needs a license or membership (contact us at https://bikethe.world for more information). Our videos may not be copied. Likewise, one may not use our videos outside our YouTube channel or our training app 'Open Road' without written permission. International copyright laws protect our videos and any misuse will be prosecuted accordingly.