Rally recce, step 2: « Alpe d’Huez – Laborel – Saint-Remy-de-Provence »

Rally recce, step 2: « Alpe d’Huez – Laborel – Saint-Remy-de-Provence »

Recce continue on day two! From Alpe d’Huez, the competitors will have leisure to borrow again the 21 bends, this time downhill, before taking the road of the Hautes-Alpes via cramped and steep Col de Craquettout, giving way to the Ecrins. Superb despite the clouds and showers that have accompanied us in the morning. The route leaves the great Alpine passes to make room for traces of the most beautiful events of the famous Monte Carlo Rally. Aficionados will rally leisure travel (at their own pace) monuments of motorsport such as “The Savoyons – Barcillonnette – Plan de la Tour” and “Laborel – Montauban s / l’Ouveze”. It is in the latter that competitors will have the pleasure of “picnic” in the summit of the Col de Perty with breathtaking views of the Provence of Barronnies The Drôme and Vaucluse then give way to the mythical climb Mont Ventoux by its northern slope, suddenly giving way to the “desert” so easily recognizable from the giant of Provence. After the stele in tribute to the cyclist Tom Simpson and Chalet Reynard, then we attack the nonless famous route of the Race Championship dear Coast of France and of Europe Mountain, traveled downhill takes a special dimension! From the Rhône Valley crossed the road winds between lavender and olive trees to the delight of the eyes and ends at the foot of the Alpilles where the City of St. Remy de Provence will welcome us for the first time … He could be Best wink for an alpine rally as Megève – St Tropez a passage in the Roman land and Impressionism, dear to Van Gogh who certainly realized his most beautiful paintings during his stay in St. Paul-to-Mausole. Tomorrow, the route will lead to St Tropez via the Luberon and Verdon!