Yes, unfortunately, the Alps are warming up.g-boaf wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 7:13 amThat’s crazy - hardly ever see those high temps at top of Galibier - even last year when it was stinking hot down in the valleys it was cool at the top.Cyclophiliac wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:35 pmA bit of nostalgia. My descent from one of the world's best known cols.
https://youtu.be/7CD6IscNwrI?feature=shared
Western Europe was in the grip of a major heatwave. It was about mid-30s every day for a few weeks, and the temperature at Col du Galibier was an astonishing 25 deg C, pretty unusual given its elevation of 2642m. The "usual" temperature rules (1 deg C temperature drop per 100m climbed) still applied, i.e. the valley temperatures (e.g. at Valloire) were in the mid-30s.
Actually, this one's even better, the descent on this side is nothing short of spectacular:
https://youtu.be/6rwDpSQbw0o?feature=shared
I can't get the video to embed properly with a preview, I tried various formats but none of them work.
It was high 30C and low 40C temps last year. At the top of Col du Telegraphe it was 41°C, same in Huez village. I remember going out walking at 6pm and immediately ran back to get the sunscreen because I was burning.
On the same trip where I made those 2 videos, I rode up to Col du Sabot (2115m, same as Tourmalet) on another day, and it was 37 deg at the top! I was astonished. It was a surreal experience, seeing my Garmin showing 37 deg, and seeing a large snow patch still partly covering the road right at the col itself.
