Autumn is my preferred cycling season although the days are getting shorter and at high altitude the temperatures are no longer like during summer. Last Thursday was a perfect golden October cycling day, so I decided to climb Mont Revard with the racing bike. Aix-les-Bains is about an hours drive from my place, mostly on motorways. I left the car on a parking of an industrial zone next to the toll station of the motorway and started the ascent in the small village of Gresy-sur-Aix, north of Aix-les-Bains.
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- still a long way to go
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- war monument
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- Aix-les-Bains & Lac de Bourget
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- Le Revard
The road climbs at a very pleasant slope with a kilometer average which never exceeds 8%. As I rode during the morning of a working day there was hardly any traffic. I guess on a sunny weekend many tourists flock to Mont Revard for recreation.
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- a bit of geography
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- stunning views
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- 2 weeks ago I was on the opposite side of Lac de Bourget
During my climb I met surprisingly very few cyclists. On top of the mountain I only saw one guy on his racer. After a few photo shots I installed myself on the beautiful, southfacing terrace and ordered Belgian summit beer and some food to recharge the batteries.
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- Cheers – sante – Prost !
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- Croziflette … yummy !
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- Mont Blanc
In 2013, the climb was visited by the Tour de France during the 20th stage from Annecy to Semnoz and Jens Voigt (GER) won it.
