I had to go into Grenoble early today, so it seemed like the ideal opportunity to ride the north side of the Col de la Charmette, a rather secret route hidden away on the western side of the Chartreus

Today’s ride was very much about pacing rather than testing myself.

Today’s objective was the Col Luitel, a 1,265 metre pass above Séchilienne in the Romanche valley. It is not one of the most famous climbs in Isère, but it has a proper cycling pedigree.

Today’s objective was the Col de Chamrousse, part of the Échappées Iséroises series of closed-road climbs.

Today the road from Allevard to Super Collet was closed to motor traffic from 9 am to midday as part of the Closed Cols operation.

The plan was to go over the Mont Joly pass, then come back via Les Saisies and Bisanne for a total elevation gain of 1,900 meters. But that was without taking into account the road works.

I wanted to do the Cormet d'Arêches again, but this time to complete the circuit with the Cormet de Roselend. Last time, I didn't do the second pass. It was going to be difficult.

Last gasp to do some vertical, I wanted to reach 10,000 meters but miscalculated and fell 600m short for August. 1h19 for the Col, not too bad but still below the magic VAM of 800.

I fancied covering 1000 vertical meters via Miasino this time as the initial climb to Armeno.

Finally made it to the village, it wasn't much beyond where I stopped last time but still a few very steep 20% ramps to conquer to get there. I didn't explore too far.