Le Grand Bornand - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Le Grand Bornand - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

My ride today had to be completely redrawn through the Col de l'Iseran, which is not yet open, and after a promising start with the beautiful Col de la Croix Fry (1477m), I went to a lesser-known part of the French Alps, where there is also a lot less traffic. There I climbed the Col du Marais (833m) and Col de Tamié (907m), easy 'runners' as they call them. The last 50 km went through the valley and were quite disappointing. At a coffee stop, I had ordered a 'Bounty fait maison' thinking of fresh coconut and a hint of chocolate, it turned out to be a sugar and fat bomb that my stomach could barely appreciate. It is still angry with me. That combined with the heat (34°C was indicated by GPS at one point) and a second hole in my puncture-proof tubeless tire made it an afternoon to quickly forget.