![Loriaz v1.5 Lorne doing his best to smooth out the upper trail.](https://chamonixbikeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/P1030211-360x238.jpg)
Big fan of the Loriaz ride, fairly easy up, great views, few people and an excellent descent. Hard to fault really.
But it’s easy to get complacent about these things, it’s good to mix it up a bit. What if Neo had chosen the blue pill?
So, after a run in with the SNCF’s grumpiest conductor who wouldn’t let 1/2 the cyclists at Chamonix central onto the train and a little over 60 minutes of climbing Lorne and I stood ready at the Croix de Loriaz ready to eschew the truth of the red pill/normal Loriaz trail and explore the … [Read full post]