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Emeindras or nearly

A quick tour on nordic touring skis towards Emeindras above le Sappey.
2024-12-23 16:09:49

Super Collet

First alpine ski of the season. Absolutely nobody around so we managed to cover quite a bit of ground.
2024-12-21 12:29:14

Plateau de Retord redux

After some research I decided that the Plateau de Retord was the best bet for the weekend.
2024-12-15 11:23:17

Le Bessat; Massif du Pilat; Loire

First nordic ski of the season. Basically did a return along the piste to the Col de la Republique.
2024-12-11 10:06:30

Early Nordic Skitour

First ski tour of the new season. I took nordic skis. Roads were clear of snow to 1350 meters and the FL was around about this altitude according to the car thermometer.
2024-12-10 07:37:55

Neyron and Mont Thou climbs; Lyon

This route has a couple of interesting pointsA lot of it is on cycle paths and relatively quiet roadsIt has a couple of fun climbs, fast descents mixed with a nice amount of flatThe section from Lyon
2024-12-06 16:49:18

Afterwork parkrun

I've stopped cycling for the winter so wanted to get back into running a bit before the ski season starts. A bit of an improvement on September and managed to run under 6m/km for the 4.
2024-11-26 18:03:19

Col du Joly by the alta strada; Alps; France

With fantastic autumn weather, I couldn't resist another big pass. This time the “half” Col du Joly. Half because, like the Sabot two weeks ago, it's only surfaced on one side.
2024-11-15 13:14:32

Towpath Lyon - Villeurbanne

A return trip to Hawaii (a surf spot on the Rhone river) along the river towpath. Once on the gravel hard going as the heavy rains of September have left a lot of ruts and gravel.
2024-11-11 16:01:40

Signal de Saint-André-la-Côte; Lyonnais; France

Bizarrely the motor race that blocked me last time I tried to ride the Signal de St Andre was on again this weekend. Luckily they were elsewhere on Friday but I was concerned I would be stopped again.
2024-11-08 14:14:48

Sunday Mont Verdun; Lyon

Sunday afternoon ride after a pub lunch. I thought I was going quite well but 2m30 slower on the course a cote (Limonest zig zags) compared to my PR.
2024-11-03 16:04:51

Lyon Lakes and Rivers

This walk might be interesting to anyone in Lyon. Basically follow the Park de la Tete d'Or to the far end of the Cité internationale.
2024-11-03 12:22:31

Col du Sabot; Oisans; France

Route Description The Col du Sabot - at 2100 m - is the highest of the Isère passes and the only one over 2000 meters. Its near neighbor - the Col de la Croix de Fer at 2064 m - is in the Savoie.
2024-10-31 16:24:14

Moucherotte by Chateau Bouvier; Vercors; France

DescriptionFrom the Pucelles loop on the RD106, take the Sentier de la Vie towards Trou Poussebou then Bois de Poussebou (yellow and green markings).
2024-10-30 17:30:42

Tencin to le Cheylas on rollerskis

The bike path from Tencin has been extended all the way to Pontcharra over the summer so I decided to check it out, at least as far as Le Cheylas reservoir, Pontcharra is just a bit beyond.
2024-10-28 11:42:13

Monts du Lyonnais - circuit of the cols and crêts

I wanted to retry this route but in the direction I originally planned via the Col de la Croix de Ban -> Col de Luere -> Col de Malval -> Col de Pars -> Châteauvieux.
2024-10-25 12:26:03

Post diluvien Monts du Lyonnais

I should have done the tour in the reverse direction but following my GPS I had trouble finding my way in the mean streets of West Lyon.
2024-10-18 15:12:01

Crêt de l'oeillon; Monts du Pilat; France

The Crêt de l'oeillon is a bit like le Mont Ventoux for the Lyonnais. A mythic summit that you can see in the distance from downtown Lyon. The climate this autumn hadn't been bike friendly.
2024-10-11 13:00:08

Un p'tit poil froid

Very fast tour today. I profited a bit from sheltering behind cyclists where possible. Average speed was 23.9 km/h which is quite good given the climb and complex nature of the semi urban roads.
2024-10-02 11:31:05

Traverse of the Mont d'Or

Trying some new roads. I went along the Saône to a spot called Hawaii - people surf here on the waves.
2024-09-21 14:22:08

Route de Mont Thou; Lyon

I was a bit late getting out so had to hurry on the ride out. Lucky was able to ride with someone else to the Isle de Barbe and there was still a bit of a headwind.
2024-09-18 11:51:24

Mont Cindre from Lyon

A short lunch ride, I had just over an hour to do a tour but wanted a bit of climb.
2024-09-16 11:54:45

St Nizier d'Uriage from Grenoble

Jackpot, both the climb and descent were closed to motorvehicles (except locals) due to road works but cycles allowed. This made things much calmer.
2024-09-03 11:47:31

New Bike

Same route as Friday but on the new bike. A bit hotter todayClimb (24m46s. Average HR 163bpm. VAM 859m) 25m34, 164bpmDescent (6m50s. Max speed 62.9km/h, 48.6km/h ave) 6m17s, ave 52.9 km/h, max 69.
2024-09-01 12:07:30

Old Bike

My idea was to test an old bike against a new bike over the same circuit.Climb is 4.04 km over 355 vertical meters giving 8.8% with sections over 10%. 24m46s. Average HR 163bpm. VAM 859mDescent is 5.
2024-08-30 09:40:22

Orta Lake Tour via the Passo della Colma

Same as last year but in the reverse direction. I was looking for another pass but it doesn't seem that the road is surfaced. The weather has been unsettled and it didn't look good reaching Omegna.
2024-08-27 10:34:10

Rollerski Pella to Centonara; Orta; Italy

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.
2024-08-25 06:50:42

Lunch Rollerski by the Isere

Stopped to chat to Valerie who was also on rollerskis. As it was a headwind out that was a nice break for quarter of an hour.
2024-08-21 11:45:16

Thonon les Bains

It is possible to go from Vongy to Courzent on a cyclepath although the slope down from the Ripaille and likewise at Rives on the way back would give anyone pause for thought.
2024-08-14 07:16:58

Tencin to Goncelin via the Isere cyclepath

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...
2024-08-12 07:42:30

Col de la Poya

Some stats to illustrate how much slower I am than last yearCol de la Poya 44m15 (39m06 last year)Marie de la Combe 25m31s (22m34 last year)Over 10% down. VAM around 750m/h at the moment.
2024-08-07 06:57:04

Rollerski 2

Bad leg at the moment so not keen on cycling or walking. A little return to rollerskiing and a bit faster this time.
2024-08-04 10:52:17

First rollerski of 2024

First rollerski of 2024. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to ski any more but it is like riding a bike. A bit shakey to start but times not too bad.
2024-07-28 13:21:13

Tower of the Dogs 2024

I was trying to find a flatter path to the Tower of the Dogs but ended up doing a series of small but steep climbs. I missed the road and looped round via the Corenc town hall on the Ch.
2024-07-24 06:54:03

St Jean le Vieux afterwork

Climb to the Col de la Poya is just under 7km at 7.7% for a VAM of 650 m/h. Not too quick but it seemed very steep.
2024-07-23 17:28:27

Murianette 2024

A bit of drone filming on the climb. VAM of 735m/h including a short stop was not bad. First time on this climb for 2024.
2024-07-18 11:57:49

St Mury Evening Commute

Quite a hard ride as I've cycled every day. The climb to St Mury from Lancey was at a VAM of 710m. 452 meters at 8%. The second half, 24 minutes were in zone 3 with the VAM at 734.
2024-07-10 18:02:27

Alpe Colla to the Monastero St Pietro e Paulo

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%.
2024-07-06 06:51:09

Monte Mesma; Orta; Italy

RouteNice little ride along the foothills of lake Orta to a monastry on top of a hill with lake views. The route passes through a few traditional Italian villages. There is a bar in Miasino.
2024-07-04 15:36:42

Orta to Coiromonte

Afternoon trip to recover my sunglasses left in a cafe in Orta. This gave me the opportunity to cycle around the headland of Orta then ride up to Armeno in the route I normally ride down.
2024-07-02 15:53:20

Quarna Sopra

It had been a while since I'd ridden to Quarna Sotto. The climb is a nice 8% gradient up a series of switchbacks on the flank of the mountain which I managed at around a VAM of 735m/h.
2024-06-30 07:08:38

Tour du Mont Thou; Monts d'Or; Lyon

RouteCar park (often busy) on Avenue Ampere just coming out of St Didier du Mont D'or - opposite the Aux Montagnards restaurant which does Savoie specialities.
2024-06-23 14:10:27

Mont Cindre, Lyon

A little lunch ride with slightly uncertain weather. Climb to mont Cindre took 28m30 from the Ile de Barbe, a VAM of 621 for a 4.5% slope (although with quite a few ramps and flats). Not too bad.
2024-05-22 11:35:07

In search of HRmax on Mont Thou

They say to find your maximum heart rate you need to ride hard then go as hard as you can. Well nothing better than Mont Thou and the ramp in the village to do that.
2024-05-19 14:23:08

Lac du Bourget -> Curienne -> Crolles

Quite a long afternoon in the saddle with a ride from the lac du Bourget / Aix les Bains to Crolles in the Isere. I took a detour via the Curienne climb.
2024-05-10 15:45:00

Last day at les Arcs

Traditional end of season at les Arcs. We didn't ski the whole 4 hours of our lift pass as I'm still recovering from my January accident but we were not far off.
2024-04-25 11:44:32

Tour Gresivaudan Central

Tour on the flat. Took the Ch. de l'Empereur up. Some sections have suffered in the winter but beyond le Touvet it was good apart from a ford.
2024-04-24 15:22:19

Fleche Gresivaudan

A quick spin after too much walking in Italy to turn my legs.
2024-04-22 16:03:06

Finale Ligure; Italy

A short text of the cross skates on the promenade at Finale Ligure in Italy. You could use normal roller skis on this section.
2024-04-18 06:43:04

Return of the ski dog

Tot and I decided to head up to Chamrousse for the closing weekend.
2024-04-13 10:13:30

Lunch Mont Thou

Felt ok riding out, made it to St Romain, at the base of the climb, around 12h50 (30 minutes into the ride) and thought I'd try a bit of climbing on the Route de Mont Thou despite not having recovered
2024-04-11 11:43:50

Tour of the Lac des Eaux Bleues; Lyon; France

In the summer it is too hot for us to do this walk/trot/run as there is little shade so we decided to try it earlier in the season.
2024-04-07 10:25:16

Rilleux Retour

Variation on a theme, the Rilleux le Pape tour in the reverse direction.
2024-04-05 14:09:32

April Fools dôme des Oudis

Le 7 Laux ski resort closed on March 29th due to storm Nelson. Lord Nelson? The perfidious Albion has struck again, ruining the locals' plans for skiing.
2024-04-01 08:53:03

Tour de Rilleux la Pape; Lyonnais; France

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.
2024-03-21 15:09:12

Col de la Loge; Massif Central, France

The Col de la Loge is nestled in the heart of the Massif Central region of France between Saint-Etienne, Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon.. . It has activities throughout the year.
2024-03-14 12:52:27

Meygal; Massif Central; France

The cross country ski area of Meygal offers 44km of varied trails between 1200 and 1450 meters altitude.
2024-03-07 13:34:26

Back at the Beldina

48 days after my operation for a broken femur a bit of gentle classic skiing on the Beldina pistes. The ski resort of les 7 laux was totally rammed but I found a space at the Nordic car park.
2024-02-29 15:19:33

ChamrousseSki

The only good day of the week was an excuse to take the morning off work to do some chores (cake baking !) and get in an early lunch nordic ski at Chamrousse.
2024-01-04 12:04:51

Last ski of the year

Return to the 7 Laux but despite and early start and quiet pistes it took us quite a bit of time to get started. Maybe the ski on the Pleynet side, with its slow lift was the cause.
2023-12-30 11:59:04

Charming Sommet

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.
2023-12-29 15:12:19