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My Top 5 Cycling Climbs from Lake Annecy
Sometimes called the Venice of the Alps, beautiful Annecy and its mountain surrounded lake is one of my favorite places to cycle (about 45 minutes from Geneva). It’s one of the most popular tourist...
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Col des Contrebandiers (Smugglers Pass)
I’m an idiot. Last week I put SPD pedals on my hybrid. Today, I arrived in Annecy and forgot cycling shoes. Oh well, it was a little uncomfortable, but I just used my hiking shoes on the pedals. The...
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Col des Contrebandiers (and a hike higher)
Bike route 886670 – powered by Bikemap This quiet forest climb starting from Lake Annecy is one of our favourite rides on perfect weather days. The route starts at the big parking lot on the lake. It...
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Col des Contrebandiers and Above
This is a superb little route up to two not-very-well-known Cols near Lake Annecy. Starting beside the lake, our goal was to get above the cliffs of Mont Veyrier behind me in the photo below: The road...
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