As he said himself “rookie mistake!”Heading along the western shore of Lake Annecy, straight into a storm.Earlier in the day that the riders hit the Semnoz climb (stage 20), they also rode over the Mont Revard 1st category climb (Jens Voigt was on a solo break and took the KOM points). Our destination was the ski resort of Semnoz and we were getting there via the same climb that the riders in the Tour de France would finish with the following day.For those of you playing at home, the Semnoz climb was where Nairo Quintana attacked from the group he was in with Chris Froome and Joaquim Rodriguez, winning the stage.The Semnoz climb winds through thick forest before emerging a couple kilometres before the summit.The climb is about 10.5km at about 8.5% and it was certainly challenging. Le Semnoz is the mountain on the west side of Lake Annecy. It was probably one of the slowest rides I’ve ever done, thanks to an abundance of traffic (even on a Sunday), road closures due to Le Tour and seemingly endless traffic lights.Still, it was a great couple hours on the bike and a great way to finish off the trip.It feels like a lifetime ago that Wade and I stepped off the plane in Hong Kong and started our five-week adventure. Ride details This route starts on a very quiet forested road from the west and then joins the north route roughly half way up.A very good alternative to the north side. We should all try some cycling time in France. Bonne route!Thanks for sharing this information. Unlike the bigger mountains on the east side of the lake, it’s possibly to cycle up to the peak: Crêt de Chatillon.There are several interesting choices to cycle this beautiful mountain. La seule ascension du col, prévue dans le Tour de France en 1998, sous le nom de Crêt de Châtillon, a été neutralisée en raison d'un mouvement des coureurs en signe de protestation contre les pratiques policières dans le cadre de la lutte anti-dopage. Great restaurant at the summit. But then, in the final week, everything seemed to speed up and before we knew it the race was over.It was a great privilege to be able to head overseas for five weeks for work and I had an amazing time. Het zou mooi zijn. I take the Annecy bike path to Saint-Jorioz and then follow a very quiet road up to Saint-Eustache on the way to Col de Leschaux, qnd then up to Le Semnoz. I’d spent the day on one of the greatest mountains in cycling folklore and the crowds were just a part of that.Richie Porte leads Chris Froome over the summit of Alpe d’Huez for the first of two times.A couple days later Wade (my boss at CyclingTips) and I rode with our Bikestyle Tours group on a lap of the stunning Lake Annecy. Now get back to Melbourne and freeze like the rest of us.Copyright © 2020 Matt de Neef. Semnoz is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. The first time we did it their was snow at the top and it was snowing – we didn’t go equipped for those conditions so we had to descend slower than we went up!The 2nd time we rode up it the weather was much better and the views were great from the top, followed by a super fast descent. Pièce de résistance van deze 20e etappe van de Tour de France van 2013 is de beklimming naar skioord Semnoz. du col de Leschaux (74), au sud-est, 13,4 km de montée à 5,7 %. For one, the Tour de France is so much more than a bike race. Below is the Spanish professional's SRM race file illustrating the demands of Stage 20.At approximately 60kg, Valverde averaged 260 watts over the 125km stage in the French Alps. The course, ridden by l'Etape du Tour amateurs the week before, began on the shores of Lake Annecy and finished atop the HC climb, Annecy-Semnoz. It was a nice loop. Mocht er nog niemand in de aanval zijn, is dit een mooi punt voor de mannen die nog wat willen, én kunnen. Die is 10,7 kilometer lang en stijgt gemiddeld met 8,5%. Alejandro averaged just under 300 watts with a 79rpm average cadence during this 40 minute effort. It’s easy enough to construct a fabulous loop by going up one side and down another.The first 2 routes are similar and the shortest, thus the steepest. In the final climb to the mountain top finish Alejandro Valverde averaged over 360 watts with a max power of 703 watts midway to the top. www.semnoz.fr Very colorful……..lol hey man you need to put up a NSFW warning for #3!I did this climb from Annecy via the Col de Leschaux then down the other side back into Annecy. Looking forward to seeing how quickly they do it in The Tour this year.Great post! Riding with Movistar Team and Quintana was Vuelta a España winner and famous all-rounder, Alejandro Valverde. Een beetje in de geest van Contador die in 2011, in de korte etappe over de Télégraphe en Galibier en met de finish op de Alpe d’Huez, al direct de aanval koos zodra het bergop ging.Pièce de résistance van deze 20e etappe van de Tour de France van 2013 is de beklimming naar skioord Semnoz.