Bought a tri suit so I can cycle and swim. Seems like a good plan in the dog days of a Lyon summer. Tri suit takes a long time to dry mind you but is comfortable to ride in.

Because of a tendinitis I wanted a route that was flat. Also my road bike has a bent gear hangar and will have to wait for me to get my straightening tool to fix it.

A little lunch ride to turn the legs, about 1h10 for the loop and 28 mins for the climb, a bit off my PB but I haven't ridden much this year and it felt sufficiently quick.

A return to Miribel Jonage to see if there were some tracks I hadn't found on my last visit.

Decided to go for a bit longer ride, only 44km mind, over 4 summits to do some climbing. A bit sluggish on the climbs to be honest - VAM of about 670m/h over 30 minutes.

Climb to the refuge was a bit complicated by the lack of snow. I then did a loop around the Cret Luisard for the views.

Very enjoyable morning cruising around the pistes of Chamrousse nordic park.

Morning ski at les 7 Laux. Snow is good, a bit thin at resort level where they've not used the snow canons. Not too many people on the pistes as a bonus with just 1 short queue at the Oursiere.

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My PR is  21m18 which is 5m20. Today just over 2 minutes off that and 50 seconds improvement on November. A bit off the January pace but in the ballpark. Hopefully something to build on.