Day 4: Geneva to Crémieu - interesting start... 🤣
- adamkoniuszewski
- Apr 25
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 27
February 27, 2025 - 137km with 724 meters of climbing
This marked my start from Geneva (Valleiry more exactly). My first task was to clean my bike and gear after riding in the mud and rain last night... I decided to go after taking several hours at the AppleShop to change my phone that fell a few days ago.... that story will be posted tomorrow. Suffice it to say that after a brief stop with Pierre-Olivier and Anne-Marie at Charly Ganache (my favorite top-end chocolate spot in the Geneva passage des Lions), the sun came out and I got going, hoping to approach Seyssel before sundown... Not a good call in hindsight... Hail, pouring rain and a surprisingly brutal storm (albeit short)... I was riding on an unpaved trail along the Rhone River, in the forest to avoid riding on the main road in the dark... mud was splashing all over my bike and me... It was completely dark and I had nowhere to stop.
MERCI POUR L'ACCEUIL Annie! My bike clean and ready to roll!
Seyssel
The Rhone river separates the town that is located on in the Haute-Savoie on the east side and Ain to the west. It is a nice little city full of restaurants, cafés and shops of all kinds. It is a regional hotspot for artists with a gallery next to the bridge that connects the two shores. The ride is spectacular as we approach Seyssel in the middle of wineries on quiet country roads with no trafic. I always love coming here.
Chanaz
I then passed quickly by Culoz where the road to the Col du Grand Colombier begins. This is where Kwiatkowski won the 23th stage in 2023 - we were nearby and so excited (at least I was!). Chanaz is just a bit further, a little touristic "local Venice" in Haute-Savoie.
Crémieu
I love this medieval town and the 30km former train track turned cycling trail to get there!
Years ago we arrived during the "médiévales" where they recreate the battles of knights and festivities of the middle-ages. We met the then mayor and his team at a restaurant that was having its great opening and that is how we met Perrine at the now famous Armoire à Cuillers where you will no longer find a table without a reservation! You have been warned :)
Still, I had a great dinner at Crèperie Chez Lucette and a few meters further I visited the new owners of Epicerie Fines Gueules where I also stop on every visit.
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