Itinerary

Our itinerary has been given to us in the “trip bible”, established, we think, by our Ride Commish and Nel, the Europe-based operator of Andiamo Adventours.  Why it is called a “trip bible” is something of a mystery since we are a group of mixed philosophy and cultural allegiance (Come on!  Half of our members are from San Francisco!), but presumably it’s meant to be authoritative and preempt argument.  A better name might be the “trip Kama Sutra” since it’s all about cyclists putting themselves in difficult positions in search of a few thrills.

Meanwhile, the current weather forecast for the next 7 days on L’Alpe d’Huez:  low of 30, high of 50, rain mixed with snow.  Bike 'n Ski. Whoopee!

The French Alps the Enthoven Way; Chambéry to Annecy
++ 718 km/16’010 m - 450 miles/53’000 feet ++

Fly in and out of Geneva, Switzerland
Day 1, May 25; Chambéry; transfer from Geneva, Mont du Chat loop
Day 2, May 26 ; Grenoble; Col du Granier, Col du Cucheron, Col de Porte
Day 3, May 27; Le Bourg-d’Oisan; either loop through the Vercors region South West of Grenoble
then shuttle to Le Bourg, or ride Chamrousse
Day 4, May 28; Loop out of Le Bourg-d’Oisan; Alpe-d’Huez, Les Deux-Alpes
Day 5, May 29; Bourg-St-Maurice; Galibier, Col d’Iseran
Day 6, May 30; Annecy; (Roselend-option to shuttle) Col des Saisies, Col des Aravis, Col de la
Croix-Fry
Day 7, May 31 ; Loop out of Annecy; Crêt du Châttillon, Col de la Forclaz
Day 8, June 1; Transfer to Geneva, Switzerland