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France Cycling: Alpe d' Huez

  Alpe d' Huez may not be the steepest or longest climb in the Alps but it is one of the most historic because of its rich history in the TdF. And because of the TdF fans, it's one of the biggest natural cycling amphitheaters in the alps. Although the 21 hairpin turns give this climb an iconic look, each turn bend is numbered and includes a name on a sign after each legendary stage winner.   For our stay in the Alps (after traveling from Embrun, France to Bedoin, France), we went from the Provence region to the Alps. It wasn't until we are around 30 minutes out from our Airbnb in Le Bourg d'asians that the mountains started to grow. I researched several options as to where to stay for our "home base" for the last 9 days of our cycling-cation and Le Bourg continued to come up. When my best friend Carley also gave her recommendation for Le Bourg, I felt confident with our Airbnb booking, which sits at the base of Alpe d'Huez. Plus, the town center is a 5 min...