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  • The Bulle Slowup

    The Bulle Slowup

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesBulle is a city by a lake in the Canton De Gruyère in Switzerland. Last weekend they held their annual slowup event. A slowup is an event where roads are closed to motorised transport in favour of cyclists, roller bladers, skate boarders and other self propelling sports. The loop is around 26km…

  • France Télévision Coverage of the Tour De France

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Tour De France is a 3600 kilometre race over 3 weeks with one independent race each day. They start in an international city and then make their way to France within two or three days. The programmes are built around three specific shows. There is the pre-show Village programme followed…

  • Cycling with the Cateye Stealth Evo+

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesI bought the Cateye Stealth Evo+ a few weeks ago because this summer I am rediscovering my passion for cycling. I made this decision because the Suunto Ambit 3 is not optimised for cycling. I wanted to have a way of checking my cadence whilst at the same time having a GPS…

  • Cycling in the Vallée de Joux

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesCycling in the Vallée de Joux is an enjoyable way of taking advantage of the summer heat we are currently lucky enough to experience. The Lac de Joux is a small lake and the ride distance is around 22 kilometres. In winter this lake freezes and I have walked over it whilst others…

  • Geneva to Hermance on a bike

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHermance is a place where I have dived frequently and so it is only natural that I hard to ride from Geneva to Hermance on a bike. The ride is an easy and pleasant ride. It takes you out of Geneva and through the fields to the East of Geneva before…

  • Cycling with the London Beer Bike group and with a group in Geneva

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe London Beer Bike group could tempt me to move back to London when and if I can find work there. When I left London it was the city of social media, where for the months after I graduated from University I would go to tweetups, seesmeetups and more. The last…