A real col du Verdun this weekend with a climb on the closed section. Absolutely no-one around and few cars. Climb is just steep enough on 42x24 but not too steep.

Pushed out to Limonest today and the closed Mont Verdun climb which I descended. A lot of cyclists on it enjoying the Sunday afternoon sun.

5 years since I'd climbed the 4S from the west side. 4 minutes off my PR for the climb but just a minute behind my 2016 times so could do better once the weather warms up a little.

The 4S (seigneurs) summit is a classic for road cyclists and MTBers in the area, short, sharp but quiet roads with a great view.

The climbs are not too long. Basically 4 climbs of around 300 meters. It starts right in the heart of Lyon in the 9th district but the traffic pretty much goes by the turn for the first climb.

Les monts d'Or is a small range of hills to the north east of Lyon about 15km long.  The high point is Mont Verdun at 626m.