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  • Critical Mass in Geneva

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor those who like to cycle in a group of people there is a critical mass event organised for the 29th of August from 1830 onwards in Geneva. The meeting point is the île Rousseau. From there they will cycle around the city of Geneva. At the moment of writing this…

  • Cycling Trip to Lausanne and Back

    Cycling Trip to Lausanne and Back

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I set off on my cycling trip to Lausanne and back I thought that the strong wind would force me to turn around and that I would abort the attempt by the time I got to Rolle or Morges. As I continued cycling I fought the wind and I made slow…

  • Half Way Through To This Year’s Cycling Goal.

    Half Way Through To This Year’s Cycling Goal.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo far this year I have been cycling for 680 km in 33hrs with a height gain of 6800 meters. In this time I have used my narrative clip 2 device to document the ride with a picture every 10-30 seconds as I want to focus on riding rather than other things. I like…

  • The High Tech World is not making us weak and weird.

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe High Tech world is not making us weak and weird. I believe that the opposite is true. According to Patrick Mustain in his article “Welcome to the Devolution: The High-Tech World Is Making Us Weak and Weird” for The Daily Beast he worries that modern technology and conveniences have taken the…

  • Cycling in Winter

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter cycling over 1100 kilometres in 2015, I aim to cycle 1200 kilometres in 2016. This goal is an easy one to achieve. It’s the 21st of January and I already have 100 kilometres logged. The weather over the last three weeks has been cold and wet. We have had rain…

  • Fribourg was liberated by Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva Ingress resistance fighters

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis weekend teams of Resistance Ingress agents from Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva met in Fribourg to neutralise and capture all Enlightened portals. Some teams were on foot to liberate portals from the centre of the city. I was with the bike team and we took care of liberating all of the…

  • 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…