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Lyon-home diversion
« on: July 15, 2016, 14:32:03 »
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  8)
He had left his wife in Marbella to fly a couple of days later, and was going up home by er.. bike  ;D


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.  8)


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

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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2016, 15:35:14 »
I spent a week based in Jausiers in 2006 with Andy Nelson (Happychappy) who some of you may remember from VIM - Poland.

Some fantastic roads and some great memories.

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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2016, 17:09:34 »
Wow, great scenery.
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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2016, 17:29:59 »
 VCIF_ThumbUp my program for tomorrow is LAUTARET, La Grave/La Meije, certainly Galibier, and probably Izoard .... Perhaps Bonnette for Sunday  :D
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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2016, 11:31:15 »
You lost a pannier...  ;D Great scenery though, haven't been on these roads for too long.
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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2016, 14:15:50 »
You lost a pannier...  ;D Great scenery though, haven't been on these roads for too long.

Pannier lost? Well, I was riding solo, so 1+1/2 panniers were enough  ;D
I'd swear that road surfaces have generally improved in the last 10 years.

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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2016, 14:57:06 »
Nice pictures Joseph. 👍🏻
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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2016, 22:23:51 »
Nice route!

And yeah, usually the young Finns are crazier than the old ones! But I ordered MITAS E07 for AT...
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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2016, 19:58:28 »
<AT Tyres posts have been split in right post  HERE ;)
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2016, 20:43:54 »
Zeb, you started it  VCIF_ok
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Re: Lyon-home diversion
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2016, 20:51:40 »
Zeb, you started it  VCIF_ok

Yes sure, but easier to find in the future in the right place  VCIF_salut
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