Annecy - best ride guide / tours?
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I will be riding there end of May/start of June! Annecy and Chamonix.
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Look at a map, you can hardly go wrong anywhere there.
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you can start with the "étape du tour 2013" route --> http://www.openrunner.com/index.php?id=2465881
openrunner is a great source for gps tracks in France
openrunner is a great source for gps tracks in France
www.cycling-challenge.com and google maps are all you will ever need there.
Don't miss col de l'Arpettaz above Ugine. Best kept secret. Ride up col de la Forclaz from Annecy for the wonderful lake views, then a steep descent to Vésonne, and the cycling path toward Ugine (it's completely separate from the main road, on the right). Before Ugine cross the road toward Sonney and climb the 40 or so switchbacks to Arpettaz. Take picture of mt Blanc, descend toward Héry. Circle back to Ugine and back the way you came to the lake; alternatively head to Flumet and col des Aravis; before la Clusaz turn left on to Croix-Fry (short climb), Manigod, Thônes. On the way back to Annecy don't stay on the main road, there is a small road by Balme, Dingy. The long version may be too long a day. If you have fat tires there is an unpaved shortcut from Arpettaz to col des Aravis (but I have not ridden it).
basilic wrote:Don't miss col de l'Arpettaz above Ugine. Best kept secret.
Sshhhh...
Descent towards Flumet
I asked here - http://www.weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=76253
Plus searching online found many sites with information. A few I used:
http://www.climbbybike.com
http://www.cycling-challenge.com/map-of-french-and-swiss-alps-cycling-climbs/
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