BikeRadar Rides | Scaling the Alps in the shadow of Mont Blanc
BikeRadar Rides | Scaling the Alps in the shadow of Mont Blanc The highest mountain in the Alps lurks menacingly on a testing day out in the Haute-Savoie
Words: Matt Ray
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The words pop into my head spontaneously: “Thar she blows!”. The piercingly white upper slopes of Mont Blanc suddenly hove into view on the horizon, as I ride a gentle decline down through green, alpine meadows towards the village of Meiussy.
The air is supernaturally clear, washed over the past 48 hours by a relentless summer deluge.
I can see a solitary outrider: the white fluffy cloud sitting just above the hi-definition shoulder of the Alps’ mightiest mountain, while a cool breeze washes over my legs, urging them on. It’s the kind of view you wish you could telepathically beam to your friends, toiling at their home desks. “Haha, suckers!” Or is that just me?
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