OK. As I said, I had some affairs to do in Lyon, so what a better choice for this displacement than my CT?
On my way up, I met a Finn who is (possibly) craizier than others I know
He had left his wife in Marbella to fly a couple of days later, and was going up home by er.. bike
After I left Lyon, following Gilles advice, I went to Grenoble and the Lautaret pass. Signs said the road was closed, but Gilles knew that a tiny "route de secours" had been opened on the other side of a lake. This one:
So I could go up the Lautaret, a light rain would go with me now and then for the next km
And the top of Lautaret pass
Then up another great pass (strongly adviced by Gilles): the Izoard
Top
And down the Izoard. Here is "la Grande Casse" (again info courtesy of Giles)
Another one. Up the Col de Vars
Top
As I reached Jausiers (where I had my room booked) early enough, I decided to go up and down la Bonette. Nice weather, excelent asphalt and hardly any traffic. Result was less than one hour of fun galore.
Alone on the top. This had never happened in my previous about 5-6 times
Morning after, early, before the mobile homes start their move, I went for the Col de la Cayolle. A narrow bumpy road on its N side, narrow and twisty in the S.
With various dangers, as the authorities warn us
On top
Going down
I wanted to tackle the Col des Champs, but it was closed because of a running event.
I'll have to go back some day
So I went further down
I crossed the Gorges de Daluis
And the rest is some nice road plus motorway.
Greetings to all,
Josep