Minimum altitude: 170 meters
Distance: 29.6 km
Slope Aspect: Various
Vertical Climbed: 519 meters (1,703 feet)
Vertical Descended: 519 meters
Rating: 3
A ride after the flooding this week. I decided to take the direct route over the top of Calluire et Cuire then descend down to Fontaines sur Saone. From there I picked up the route du Genie from Couzon, very steep at first but a nice ride up to the Col du Mont Thou where you can mash the big gears a bit on a 3-4% grade. 26 minutes for the climb with a VAM of 721. Good to keep warm. Then a fast descent back into Lyon, about 10 minutes from the col to the river.
Dry but chilly. 2C for most of the ride. Descent was a bit cold.
