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Fry Cross Loop – Cycling Route

Fry Cross Loop – Cycling Route

Details of the cycling route

Distance

93 km

Positive elevation gain

1270 m

Duration

6:30

Difficulty

Expert

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Opening periods

From 15/04 to 31/10.
Accessible outside the snow season and depending on weather conditions. Please check in advance with the Tourist Office to find out the current access conditions.

Description de l'itinéraire

This route adds to the Tour de la Tournette a climb to La Clusaz and the very beautiful descent of the Col de la Croix-Fry (1,477 m), with its plunge in tight switchbacks down to Manigod. This section can be done in the opposite direction for the more athletic riders.
Direction of travel: clockwise.

Poulette's advice

If you’d like a more athletic version of this route, you can simply reverse the climb to the pass from Thônes, riding it counterclockwise. Things then get more serious: 850 m of elevation gain over 13 km, including 7 km above 7%, with 1 km at 9.2%.
Notably, Laurent Jalabert and Lance Armstrong crested it first, in 1997 and 2004 respectively.
Best done in the morning, before the sun beats down!
Poulette's advice

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