Well done
@Cathryn. Epic ride. I look forward to your write-up.
While you are there, if you fancy taking on a climb, I can recommend the Cote de Puget. Starting from the big roundabout in St Jorioz (next to "Marine Services" if it is still there), take the road to St Eustache. At what looks like the end of the road in a housing estate, the road turns left and quickly climbs up above the houses. There is a series of switchbacks on the grassy slopes, affording views of Lake Annecy that get better and better as you climb. Do it early morning and there is a very good chance of spotting deer in the clearings too. There are bigger, tougher climbs to be found in the area, but none that can rival this one for the uninterrupted views of the lake. When I first did it, I stopped for a photo, and a cyclist coming the other way said "
C'est la recompense, eh?" It certainly was worth the climb, and I've done it every time I've gone back to Annecy since.
Another easier climb would be the Col de Tamie. This requires a ride along the greenway to Faverges, but is a steady, gentle climb past a castle, an abbey and the Fort de Tamie. If you carry on just past the turning for the fort (which is at the top) and drop down the other side a short distance towards Albertville, there is a great view of Mont Blanc to be had from the church in Mercurey.
If you fancy a tougher climb, you could try the Col de la Forclaz from Vesonne. This is quite steep at the bottom, and again at the hairpins in Montmin, so not suitable for everybody, but I guess you are all in really good shape by now. It is more wooded than some of the other climbs, but at Montmin it really opens out with good views of the peaks and the view from the top is a picture postcard beautiful helicopter view of the lake .... from just beneath the paragliding take-off point. If you do that, I can recommend the view (and the tartiflette!) at the Chalet La Pricaz just above the col on the opposite side of the road.
Once again, congratulations. Enjoy your time there. I'm envious.