Ride 9 - Chenaz and Aix Les Baines

Glorious morning! Our ride we scheduled around le lac du Bourget or le Tour de Lac was a great day to spin the legs on a nice flat road (or so I thought). We started the ride with the cool morning air and gentle lake fog and mist hitting our faces then a rapid 2500 foot climb to get over the Mont du Chat (unbeknownst to me). I climbed like a cat in a tree, up, up and up...and soon we were staring out over the entire lake valley (the largest lake in France). Our roll off the col into Chenaz was very beautiful and warm...passing towns decorated in the most beautiful flowers. We then rode along the canals at the end of la lac then traversing back south along the lakes eastern edge to Aix Les Bains for our much needed lunch stop. The ride back to our lovely Chambres d'Hotes was mellow and flat...taking a nap then strolling the town for dinner - full of Gruyere, pommes de terre, wine, glace,.

We returned back to our gracious guests to share a bit of Football where Lyon was clearly beating Madrid. The stats for the day...

Stats:
Temp: 78F sunny with scattered clouds (magnificent)
Distance: 43 miles
Ascent: 3100 feet
Time: 4 hours and 20 minutes (including stop to velo store and crepes)
Calories: 1100