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25 miles. Hard climb of 10km to the ski resort of Torgon. Very warm day.

10 miles. 7 of them uphill to Novell. Early morning climb of 10.5km to wet the appetite for breakfast !

98 miles. To Thonon then Morzine / Les Gets / Samoens / ‘Col de Joux PLane’ (tough climb 11.8km, Av. gradient 8.4% to Alt.5580 ft) back to Morzine & return same route

73 miles. To Martigny and over the ‘Col de Forclaz’ (unremitting climb of 13.3km, Av.gradient 7.9% to a height of 4850ft)

68 miles. Based at Montreux, cycled along the coast of Lac Leman to Evian then on to Chatel / Morgins / Monthey. Total ascent 4580 ft to max. alt 4475ft. Steady climbing for first day.

Travel to Switzerland on holiday & a few days cycling in the Northern Alps !!

40 miles, locally

80 miles Trough of Bowland to Longridge/Preston/Inskip/Gt Eccleston/Garstang/home.

48 miles. Kirkby Lonsdale/Hutton Roof/Burton/Clawthorpe climb/Milnthorpe/Arnside/Silverdale/Carnforth/Home. (Weather was atrocious,wet,windy & cold)

128 miles. Ingleton/Kingsdale/Dent/Sedbergh/Tebay/Shap (50mile) Met up with Dave and we continued to Penrith/A66/Thirlmere/Grasmere/Windermere/Stavely/Kendal/Borwick/Home (8420 ft climbing)