Alpe d’Huez on a Brompton Folding Bicycle

I needed to find a few days of sunshine at the beginning of November, I decided to jump on a plane to Lyon to visit my auntie & uncle in the Ardeche region of France. I also fancied bringing my Brompton and then figured I’d set myself a little challenge. The Alpe d’Huez climb has decided many a Tour de France race, its not the longest or steepest climb they do, its just relentless and has 21 hairpins over the 9 mile ascent... A good tour rider can knock the climb out in 45 minutes, I gave myself a target