Variation on last year's theme. I wanted to ski roue along the coast to Ronco but there is a lot of up and down which I didn't fancy.

This 8km segment, from Tencin to after Goncelin has just been surfaced. It forms part of the AF3V / V63 cycle path that will link Grenoble with...

DescriptionFrom Omegna there is 420 meters of climbing over 6km giving an average grade of 7%. However the section from Germagno to the Alpe Colle is steeper, an average of 11% with ramps around 15%.

A short afternoon nordic ski tour to check out the slopes of the Charmant Som. The snow was not too bad considering it had rained a bit.

Return to Mont Thou to see if is better on classic rollerskis. Well at least no need to stop to catch breath on the steep sections.

An alternative route to Mont Thou in the Lyonnais Mont d'Or range. It seemed ok on paper, apart from a steep section of 1km before the turn onto the route du Genie and so it proved.

Geraldine woke at 6.30; we’d planned to get up an hour earlier. After a cool shower we were on our way at 7.15. Not a moment too soon. It was already warm and humid.

Rollerski climb to the Madonna del Sasso (Madonna of the cliff). A church positioned above a 250 rock wall.

I wondered what the Route du Mont Thou would be like rollerskiing. It is possible to climb all the way to Mont Thou by turning right at the Hameau du Mont Thou but the road is very steep.

A commute via St Mury. It took  a bit of discipline to get up and go at 6.45 given the damp and gray skies. VAM of 817 for the climb. A bit slower than last year when I was riding around 880.