In 2018 the SunTrip race is going from Lyon to Canton in China (12000km!).

For all those (like me…) who didn’t enroll in this ‘extreme race’, the organisation has offered the opportunity to ride together and support all the racers from Lyon to Chamonix.

After Chamonix the real race starts and everybody was free to choose his own itinerary.

I have decided therefore to join the SunTrip tour and then continue on my own.

My trip is then made by 3 consecutives legs:

1)- From Lyon to Chamonix, 4 days, 292 km, altitude gain 3930m
(with all my SunTrip friends)

2)- Suisse: from Chamonix to Zurich, 6 days, 594km, altitude gain 6116m
(with my sons Giacomo and Carolina) 

3)- return back: 3 days, 561km, altitude gain 3968m, from Zurich back home in Versailles (on my own)

The weather has been perfect, always sunny, nice and warm: only one day we had really strong wind against us (following the Rhein down to Arbon) 

Here below are the detailed routes from all 3 legs.

1) 4 Sun Trip stages from Lyon:

Sun Trip Tour 2018 – first day Lyon to Lac du Bourget

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
06:58:11 hours	04:48:54 hours	108.59 km	22.55 km/h	58.32 km/h	896.00 meters	3,303 kcal

    Sun Trip Tour 2018 – second day, Lac du Bourget to Détrier

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
07:00:08 hours	02:47:52 hours	47.73 km	17.06 km/h	57.24 km/h	526.00 meters	1,397 kcal

Sun Trip Tour 2018 – third day, Détrier to Beaufort 

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
05:59:39 hours	03:06:41 hours	60.25 km	19.36 km/h	46.44 km/h	667.00 meters	1,903 kcal

 Sun Trip Tour 2018 – fourth day, Beaufort to Chamonix 

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
07:37:18 hours	04:39:31 hours	76.23 km	16.36 km/h	53.28 km/h	1,839.00 meters	3,014 kcal

2) Suisse, 6 days from Chamonix to Zurich:

Suisse Tour 2018 – Chamonix to Rarogne

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
06:01:20 hours	03:55:57 hours	111.01 km	28.23 km/h	72.72 km/h	1,215.00 meters	4,021 kcal

End of my SunTrip 2018 and start of the Suisse tour with Giac and Caro

Suisse Tour 2018 – Rarogne to Andermatt

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
09:00:27 hours	05:13:07 hours	92.78 km	17.78 km/h	53.28 km/h	2,008.00 meters	3,581 kcal

With Giac and Caro from Brig!

Suisse Tour 2018 – Andermatt to Flims

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
06:51:37 hours	03:13:52 hours	72.87 km	22.55 km/h	64.08 km/h	1,049.00 meters	2,536 kcal

Suisse Tour 2018 – Flims to Arbon

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
07:27:25 hours	05:50:35 hours	127.59 km	21.83 km/h	56.52 km/h	362.00 meters	3,303 kcal

Suisse Tour 2018 – Arbon to Schmerikon

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
04:43:51 hours	03:29:40 hours	73.55 km	21.05 km/h	52.92 km/h	866.00 meters	2,345 kcal

Suisse Tour 2018 – Schmerikon to Kaiseraugst

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
08:19:22 hours	05:02:56 hours	117.26 km	23.22 km/h	62.28 km/h	616.00 meters	3,443 kcal

Via Zurich where Giac and Caro went back to Milano by train…..

3) Return back home, 3 days from Kaiseraugst to Versailles:

France Tour 2018 – Kaiseraugst to Bourbonnes les Bains

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
10:07:26 hours	08:21:32 hours	206.19 km	24.67 km/h	59.04 km/h	1,665.00 meters	6,585 kcal

France Tour 2018 – Bourbonnes les Bains to Provins

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
11:09:53 hours	08:48:41 hours	230.87 km	26.20 km/h	57.24 km/h	1,632.00 meters	7,593 kcal

France 2018 – Provins to Versailles via Paris

Elapsed Time	Moving Time	Distance	Average Speed	Max Speed	Elevation Gain	Calories Burned
06:03:21 hours	04:52:12 hours	124.36 km	25.53 km/h	62.64 km/h	671.00 meters	3,950 kcal