Tomorrow, we move on to Briancon. While Angela is taking the sensible option of driving, weather permitting, I'm going to include a ride over the Col du Telegraph and its larger cousin the Col de Galibier. So after yesterday's exertions on Alpe d'Huez, I just wanted to ride for a couple of hours on something not too difficult.
Originally, the plan was to do some shopping, fill the car with fuel and then ride up the Ornon again. But by the time I was ready to go, the cloud had filled the western end of the valley and the weather over towards the Ornon looked decidedly evil. It looked a lot better at the other end of the valley, so that's the direction we headed in. I turned up towards Venosc at Le Clapier, and rode up beyond the cable car station to the lake at Plan du Lac. The road above Venosc is steep, with grades of 10 and 11%. With the weather closing in, I turned tail and ran for the valley, which was much nicer!
There are no pictures today, but the track up to Plan du Lac is available on Garmin Connect.
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