Porte-de-Savoie

To make it to the start of the next stage in an afternoon we had to put on a bit of a sprint. At a couple of points we actually picked up chains (lines of riders on road bikes riding in our slip stream, in order to keep pace with us).

We routed around the Massif des Bauges, following the valley of the
Isère to the south-west, before turning north again, at Porte-de-Savoie. The junction for our northern turn was oddly beautiful, with a striking statue and fountain set against the mountain backdrop. This was also the most southerly point we would reach on this trip.Read more