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Winter alpine biking

With our new fleet of fat bikes we are now running winter biking holidays

Our first guided Chamonix Briançon trip went really well this summer. We're now taking bookings for 2021 so check out the new trip on our website.
Mary, Friday October 9

A little bit of guiding and a lot of family mountain biking for Ride the Alps this unusual summer season.
Mary, Thursday September 3

The French Alps are open for mountain biking this summer! We have last minute availability for centre-based and point-to-point trips in July, August and September.
Mary, Wednesday July 1

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“Thank you to Jamie for great guiding and company. We all really enjoyed it, as he was able to cater for our different abilities. Also thanks for Mary’s help with organisation beforehand. We are really…
Sarah, Giles, Martin and Jake McBrinn, July 2020

“Great week, great company and genuinely the best riding I’ve ever done.”
Tony Mills, August 2020

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Race photos from the organization of Epic Enduro .

Race photos from the organization of Epic Enduro . First is Stage 3- last of the night stages and getting light thankfully - this stage had this rock slab and drop near start and a very rowdy ending !! 2nd photo is some where on the middle 4 stages ! Not sure where but a change of shirt each loop so I know it’s between 9am and 1pm.! I was hopping to have a shot from the infamous Crete’s XXXL gully of certain death! Which I actual road in the race on stage 4 but had walked it in practice . The last photo is high up on stage 8 from St Micheal down to Bardou. This is much more natural terrain - a very long stage and very rough in places and where I stretch my lead from 6 seconds to a over full minute on the podium !!😀👍 Very happy with result and no race is ever perfect and I hit the deck a few times and a couple trees- but it was the very best I could do on the day and this time that was enough to get the top step! #wellchuffed #ridethealps #orangebikes #hopetech #fivetenshoes #cushcore #bikeyokerevive r

It’s certain Been an epic few days. Down here-

It’s certain Been an epic few days. Down here- perfect weather great riding and gathering some excellent souvenirs!! A gold sticker here and a block of wood with number 1 burned on are the best ! But love the sign I found out reccing route and bullet Alex found!
I’ve got to say thanks to the bike @orangebikes the mullet Alpine 6 was perfect for the job! Hopes parts and brakes where perfect and quality is head and shoulders above the rest ! Thanks @hopetech for years of Suppourt in guiding and counts on days like yesterday to have it! Flat pedals wins medals on the super tech stuff! Smaller support and products that help a lot are also worth a mention. @cushcore we’re absolute amazing the impacts they absorbé when I heard the rims hitting rocks and still rolling- brilliant! @bikeyoke for faultless seat post ! And @oneupcomponents for pump and edc tool that I did. It use on the day but very handy - nb your seat post is good too it’s just on my hardtail !! Also finally to Dave Clifford for the loan on his cane creek DB Shox ! I really could not have competed without it! It was faultless and think I owe you a Shox device and some beers for that !!😉😀👍 #ridethealps #hopetech #orangebikes #cushcore #bikeyoke #oneupcomponents #epicenduro oh and yes @paulmclean85 for the doggy medical certificate that stated I was fit to race 😀👍 they never even looked at it !😉

Well not the best picture ! But it’s the top ste

Well not the best picture ! But it’s the top step and that’s all that matters !! Legs are very sore and back- a brutal course and racing till the end !! As close times between 2nd and me! I’ll look in the epic web site for photos of the riders in action and hope find some to post here !

About to start ! Epic enduro is real 😉 and happ

About to start ! Epic enduro is real 😉 and happening now!

Fully “Hope” up for a 5am race start ! 4,500m

Fully “Hope” up for a 5am race start ! 4,500m of ascent and racing descent tomorrow!! Over 105km course. Three loops and lots of cuts off to beat! Try to complete it in a clean round and then worry about result after is the plan😀👍 Epic it certainly is !

Some videos of trail from practice over the last c

Some videos of trail from practice over the last couple days . First video is gonna be the night section - next time to be ridden at 5.30am !! The middle two are the smoothest sections off the highest stage . And the last is a close up of what the descents are like here in the rough patches !!

The Epic Enduro is on !! Down in Olargues south of

The Epic Enduro is on !! Down in Olargues south of France about 6hrs below my home. Rolling hills but savage terrain ! Rocky and raw! The hardest selection of stages I’ve ever seen here! It starts tomorrow at 4am- three loops- frost is totally in the dark ! Then second is 4 stages of the hardest sections on local hill. Before return to base once again. Then if yo ur with in the cut off time it’s straight onto a 900m climb up the other side of valley to highest point - then two final bonesshaking descents to test your metal and physical strength if your bike is still in one peace ! It’s was a very last minute decision to come . So not as fit as wanna be- but have ridden all the stages and bike is prepared as best possible for the rough special stages. Gonna run flat pedals , coil Shox and Cush core inserts! It’s make finale Ligure look like a groomed bike park ! We see how we fair tomorrow!

Little ride to the End of the world and back to te

Little ride to the End of the world and back to test the new big tryes ! Not been up there since before lockdown ! Been so busy this summer.

Just an easy Visp Enduro 1400m descent today with

Just an easy Visp Enduro 1400m descent today with the kids n Mary! From Mossalp to Visp and a dip in the thermal baths at brigabad a great round off to a proper holiday ! Plus we’re Peters La Reserve pizza in st nik tonight 👍😀 #ridethealps #familytime #alpineenduro

Taking advantage of enforced client free time to m

Taking advantage of enforced client free time to maximize family time this summer! I would normally be guiding clients down from this beautiful high Swiss alpine pass - but as kids are so capable they took on the 1,000m descent within themselves no problem at all! Some more tech sections lower down - rock gardens and small drips them did so well! Not to mention the switchbacks ! It’s upper end of the Rhône valley - it’s one out Alpine Enduro tour of the best ride spots of this valley. We were genuine happen to be passing over the col in van so can do the descent with no climbing - for most ! As some one had to ride back up the get the van!! Good training 😀👍 #ridethealps orangebikes #hopetech

Made it to Briançon ! Fantastic trip and all safe

Made it to Briançon ! Fantastic trip and all safe n well! Amazing last few days to get here great places to stay and mega scenery with brilliant trails to ride to boot! #ridethealps #chamonixtobriancon

End of a hard day made to the pub in Valloire !! O

End of a hard day made to the pub in Valloire !! Over 2,000m of cloning on hard trials and an absolute amazing continuas 1,800m single track descent in the middle !! Hard but good happy to have a pint and be clean and in one peice ! #ridethealps #chamonixtobriancon #orangebikes

A toast to Pete Baker on top of Mont Jolly yester

A toast to Pete Baker on top of Mont Jolly yesterday. A rider that should of been with us on this trip- but his sprit is here with his friends . We’re on the only point to point this season and did a very big fat yesterday linking Chamonix to Beaufort over summit of Mont jolly 2525m hard climb in the heat I can tell you! It continues today with out any carrying but in this bike pack light format we have to climb all the hills and have a 2,k of ascent to do in the heat today ! #chamonixtobriancon #ridethealps #orangebikes #hopetec #fivetenshoes #bikeyokerevive

The best family friendly bike park I’ve ever rid

The best family friendly bike park I’ve ever ridden! With names of runs like ´Shrek’ ´Lovely woods’ and ´Picacou’ kids wanna do just one more - all the time . Then we did a proper full on enduro descent to get away from crowds and back to Beaufort!! Such good trails - so proud how well kids are riding too!! #ridethealps

Last couple days of flaine Carroz and the Samoens

Last couple days of flaine Carroz and the Samoens steep and free ride black routes as extras !!