Variation on a theme, the Rilleux le Pape tour in the reverse direction.

A tour via the Parc Miribel Jonage and Rilleux la Pape.  The first 15km are largely on cycle lanes although one runs alongside the Autoroute in places.

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.

Lunch tour over Mont Cindre with a Fourviere as a bonus. Fourviere and the city center had a very heavy police presence for the funeral of the former mayor Gerard Columb.

After yesterday's run a gentle tour out to the Mountains of Mont d'Or and the Mont Thou climb from St Romain. This is a very quiet hairpinned road that is never too steep.

I wanted to check my bike after straightening the derailleur hangar which I bent in a crash a month ago. All ok apart from the new chain doesn't run on the old cassette.

It has been raining all week, on and off, so this was a last gasp to get out and do a bit of cycling. Didn't go far from home as I had to be back by 11am.

I wanted to try a longer tour of the Mont d'Or above Lyon returning to the Chemin du Tignot which I haven't ridden for a decade. It is as poorly surfaced as ever, well worse than that.

Race against tot on foot to the Fourvière, not entirely conclusive as we took the wrong route which made it slightly easier by bike.

Probably my last Grand Col this year. Well I'd not been that active either. The Glandon in freezing conditions at the end of May and then an abortive attempt at the Madeleine in August.