Tour de France Stage 8 Avoriaz climb

Almost at the top! Phew glad we just had to stand and cheer in the 30+ deg heat!

Tour de France Morzine-Avoriaz 11th July

We spent a good few hours camped out in a great spot on the bend just above the Super Morzine bubble. It was scorching hot and the crowd (including plenty of hopeful Dutch) kept the cheering and singing going and everyone entertained. Bits of news came through from people with i-phones on what was happening down the course : Armstrong involved in three crashes! Eventually the craziness of the promotional caravan procession came past and then the waiting , waiting for the helicopters to appear through the mountains from Les Gets, signalling the arrival of the leading group. Contador was in the lead as they passed us, though Andy Schleck won right on the line in an exciting finish at Avoriaz. A great atmosphere, Jon got plenty of great shots and it was well worth the wait. Stage 9 starts tomorow from the centre of Morzine with Cadel Evans in the yellow jersey.

Pass Portes 2010

The sun was out for the whole weekend and it was a very hot 2010 Pass Portes du Soliel mountain bike event. In fact the sun hasn't disappeared since! Some great stories, sore limbs and photos from our guests that all took part in the stage on Saturday. Amazingly they all got round despite the huge charcuterie and fondue fest on Friday night at the chalet. Look forward to seeing you all next year.

Fondue Party

We have heard of carb loading before a marathon so we decided to try it with a Savoyard twist. The guys tucked into a pre-race fondue that we hoped rivalled 'the most alcoholic fondue' found at Lapisa in Crozets!