Sentence examples for alpine climb from inspiring English sources

Ellis, who lives part time outside Lausanne, Switzerland, said she prepared for this Ironman by riding her bicycle 180 miles from her Swiss home to Alpe d'Huez, the Alpine climb frequently featured in the Tour de France.

His team director, Johan Bruyneel, a Belgian, likes to tell the story of Armstrong's training ride on the Col de Joux Plane, an Alpine climb where he faltered on his way to overall victory in 2000, the only bad day he has had in the last four Tours.

In winter, Gerlachovský štít offers a challenging alpine climb, with mixed climbing and a risk of avalanches.

"The Galibier, Alpe d'Huez," he continued, referring to Alpine climbs.

Next stop: the tougher Alpine climbs, where the race is likely to be won or lost.

He also took a loaded pistol.He had done no Alpine climbing; Snowdonia was the limit of his experience.

Also on board was a paid crew of five, an alpine climbing guide, and two men from a French nature television show.

Among his best alpine climbs were the Pear Buttress on Mont Blanc and the north face of the Cima Grande in the Dolomites.

After a day off Monday, Pantani gets another chance to steamroll the 137-man field on Tuesday over three more major Alpine climbs.

Besides the goal of pushing the limits of climbing in one of the most iconic alpine climbing areas in the world, we were also tasked with testing prototype equipment to make the necessary changes before going to market.

Rather than 20 kilometre Alpine climbs, Qatar is as flat as a pancake, making ferociously strong winds and high-pressure sprints the biggest challenges, but Wiggins has never had a problem with this sort of terrain.