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  • Cycling In The Rain

    Cycling In The Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesBy some fluke I have now gone for two bike rides in the rain. The first time I rode in the rain my hands got cold and I had to warm myself up again. Yestrday I went for. a bike ride again, expecting the weather to stay good. It drizzled almost non-stop.…

  • The Tour De Romandie Bike Ride

    The Tour De Romandie Bike Ride

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went for a bike ride and I was head towards Gland via Genolier but changed the route due to a dog walker when I wanted to turn East. I turned West instead and noticed some people and flags by Crassier. I thought “Was there an accident” as I also saw…

  • The Extended Bike Ride

    The Extended Bike Ride

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesMy usual loop is around 30 kilometres but for the last two bike rides I have extended them, to reach 50-60 kilometres respectively.  I cover this distance in about two, to two and a half, hours. Cycling is good at the moment because plenty of people are on holidays so the roads…

  • A Bike Ride In The Rain

    A Bike Ride In The Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesMy fingers went numb with cold during today’s bike ride. I saw that there was a chance of rain but I went anyway. I went for a simple reason. Some people in an apartment next door were banging on walls, and the noise is unpleasant. The noise is so unpleasant that the…

  • One Hundred and Fifty Six Days of Walking 10,000 Steps Or More and Two Bike Rides

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor one hundred and fifty six days I walked 10 thousand steps or more, before I broke my streak by going for two bike rides. The first one was a twenty five kilometre loop. The second was a more ambitious 51km loop. I ended up in Geneva, by the Palais Des Nations.…

  • Cycling From Nyon To the Signal De Bougy and Back

    Cycling From Nyon To the Signal De Bougy and Back

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I looked at the wind, and when I saw that it was coming from the east I decided to cycle into it, for the outward journey, and back, with it, on the journey back. Originally my plan was to cycle to Rolle and to turn around but the plan changed. I…

  • A Return to Cycling

    A Return to Cycling

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor three years I did not cycle. For one year it was because I broke my arm while cycling, The second year it was because we were in the first wave of this never-ending pandemic so I preferred not to stray too far from home. The third year it was because the…

  • Spring Cycling

    Spring Cycling

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weather is relatively cold but the sun is out so the time for spring cycling has come. Spring cycling is like other forms of cycling, but you want to dress warm enough to be comfortable, but not so warm as to overheat. You also want to find routes that are short…

  • European Walks and Bike Rides

    European Walks and Bike Rides

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday during my walk I noticed a sticker on a sign for EuroVélo.com. I don’t know how new the project is but I had not paid attention to the URL before. I like the idea of a European Network of Cycling Routes. I don’t need to capitalise these words. I just did,…

  • Solitary Bike Rides

    Solitary Bike Rides

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo weeks ago, it looked as though next summer we could be out of the pandemic. This weekend, it looks as though the pandemic will never end. Every single time Europe looks as if it has a chance of ending the pandemic, it breaks for either Christmas or the Summer holiday. Every…