Road Cycling: Col de la Croix de Presles; Lyon - 583 m. (1,913 ft)

Wed, 24 September 2025

Technical

Minimum altitude: 218 meters

Distance: 30.7 km

Slope Aspect: Various

Vertical Climbed: 429 meters (1,408 feet)

Vertical Descended: 424 meters

Rating: 3

Description

Quick run following the epic Col d'Areches last week. Must better times on the climb with a VAM around 700m/h - difficult for me to do better as the gradient is very uneven. 29m30 for the climb from St Romain up to the col du Mont Thou, max HR of 179. The "wall" in Mont Thou village was easier. So some progress over the summer.

Conditions

Chilly, 7C at the summit. Had long sleeves and full fingered gloves and a light hat under my helmet but still cold. As it was around 6pm lots of mad Lyon commuters on city bikes.

Route


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