Thursday, July 10, 2008
Jour 1
After finally getting my bike at 11AM, I quickly took it up to my room to put it together. It was my first time assembling the S&S bike, and it took about 45 minutes. That should get quicker after a couple more tries. 
I somehow forgot my pump, which is strange as I remember putting it my bag...but, whatever. I bought a new one at Veloland just around the corner from my hotel. They also told me to ride up to Chamrouse - a ski area directly above Grenoble. Well, after about 15 miles I had climbed close to 5000 ft - holy crap! That was a bitch.
I got up top and stopped at a cafe and enjoyed a coke, filled my water bottles, and then cruised down a different route down the mountain. I actually went the opposite way that I had been told to go, but after riding it, I think I went the better way. It was steeper the way that I went, and it had a bike lane the whole way up the mountain. The way down didn't, but I was staying with traffic pretty good as the speed limit was 50-70 km.
Here's a cool picture going up the climb with the moon above the road.
Ride Stats: 1500+ meters/5100+ft of climbing
Just under 60km/35 miles
Au revoir! Time to eat!
