Mad Descents & Lunar Landscapes: Incredible Shots from One of Europe’s Best MTB Destinations - Mpora

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Mad Descents & Lunar Landscapes: Incredible Shots from One of Europe’s Best MTB Destinations

As home to the Megavalanche, it’s one of the continent's best-known MTB destinations. But is Alpe d’Huez all it’s cracked up to be?

  • Alpe d'Huez and Doddy. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • The valley. Photo Cal Jelley

  • This is Charlie, the greatest guide in all of France. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Sik Michael. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Doddy,almost as tall as the mountain. Photo Cal Jelley

  • The author enjoys a dusty corner. Photo: Mick Kirkman

  • Sik Michael and his reflection. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Charlie is not scared of things. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Mountain(s) Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Mont Blanc and Mick. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • The Megavalanche start line. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Oh the humanity. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Pow day. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Charging. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Prime singletrack. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Smoke in the trees. Photo:Cal Jelley

  • A Doddy on the edge. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Spooky. Photo: Mick Kirkman

  • The Stallions. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • The Band. Photo Cal Jelley

  • Walls for riding. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Charlie would go. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Vive le france. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Mind the Gap. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Re-thinking that cooked breakfast. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Mick did not see these flowers, but I did. Photo: Cal Jelley

  • Nowhere to fall. Photo Mick Kirkman

  • Ahhhhh, it feels so good. Photo: Mick Kirkman

  • Mick at work. Photo Cal Jelley

  • Golden Hour. Photo:Cal Jelley

  • Beer above the valley. Photo: Celine Perrillon

Our destination, Alpe d’Huez. A small town sat in alpine high pastures and famous for two wild races, the Tour De France and the Megavalanche.

One is fought out on the infamous 21 hair-pinned climb from the valley to the town, on which Chris Froome recently held on to Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador to secure his 2nd Tour title.

And the other from the top of the Pic Blanc at 3,300m down a glacier, navigating the entire mountain and finishing in Allemont more than 2,500 metres below.

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