Alpe d'Huez to appear in 2010 Dauphiné

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Very exciting

Moo

by Willj on Oct 16, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions

This is tempting.

Won’t be as manic as at the Tour I imagine….

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by Albertina on Oct 16, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions

Pippo will likely have relatives there too

Dauphiné is fun live …. big enough crowds to be worthwhile …. but a lot less mayhem

Moo

by Willj on Oct 16, 2009 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Pippo comes from Alpe d'Huez!

by Albertina on Oct 16, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions

It's funny the mayor thinks Alpe d'Huez might be forgotten if they don't promote it heavily.

But then I would guess all the businesses that like that extra income in the summer won’t support his reelection if he can’t bring the Tour(ists) back over and over.

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by flying dog on Oct 16, 2009 9:14 AM EDT reply actions

oh that area is packed

with tourists every summer anyway from what i can tell

by yeehoo on Oct 16, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions

not really .... i think hotels up high are well under capacity in most french ski resorts during summer

but there has been a concerted effort in recent years to increase summer tourism

Moo

by Willj on Oct 16, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions

to be clear I may well be wrong ;)

just my impression

Moo

by Willj on Oct 16, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions

ah you might be right about the hotels

but the area is full of tourists – campgrounds are all packed, roads full, people everywhere – at least when i was there. Still they must have more capacity for when the tour comes through (or ski season)

by yeehoo on Oct 16, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

All I know is

shortly after the Tour left Bourg d’Oisans the day after the Alpe D’Huez stage last year, the Alpe was all but deserted. But that may be unusual and a result of the Tour; perhaps it’s more crowded in early July and August.

by Le Comte on Oct 16, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions