The weekend has arrived

The weekend is here so I'm treating it like a weekend at home, no work!!!

Passing through
another village

The day started off with clear skies and some sunshine although still a little chilly, so I thought I'd attempt the loop ride that my friend Guy Little (owner of King f the Mountain Chalet in Ornon) suggested. It was everything that Guy promised, a nice hoot along the highway that was slightly downhill all the way to Sechilienne, then turn off the highway climbing through the forest to Laffrey, around the lake for a bit and then another slight climb into Cholonge, then some lovely quiet narrow country roads through farmland and villages to La Mure, onward then back into the mountains and up Col d'Ornon for the last climb before the long descent back to Bourg d Oisans.
Ended up a tough 93km loop that had a bit of everything both terrain and weather, the sunshine turned to rain and icey headwind for the second part of the ride but a very enjoyable and somewhat different ride to the others I have experienced, definitely going to do this one again.

Australian governments andcouncils should follow this lead
This sign was on a quiet road, they are also on major roads.

Cycling over here really is quite different to Australia, one major difference is the respect given to cyclists by motorists, you feel much safer as the motorists here actually wait until its safe to overtake you with plenty of room to spare rather than try and squeeze by you, there is also plenty of signage to support this.