Col de Cou, Col de Saxel, and Monastre
By Will • Aug 6th, 2006 • Category: Climbs, CyclingAnother ride of small climbs south of Lake geneva.
But if you do enough smallish climbs it becomes a big one. And today was a fairly big ride. Col de Cou was the lowest rated ride in my book so I wasn’t expecting much, but instead of the main way I found a very nice small steep road up. Over the other side a quick visit to the nearby Col des Moises then down through the lovely Vallé Verte region. Then the small Col de Saxel. But a turn left at the top and there is a great 6 km steep stretch up to Monastre.
And no surprise at Monastre - a nice old monastery perched up high. In summary a 52 km loop with over 1200 metres of climb (4,000 feet) and a little rain to keepme cool.
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Will is Happiest while cycling uphill. More enthusiastic than talented, his 2008 Challenge is to (again) cycle 160,000 metres of vertical ascent.
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