Tag: bike ride
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To the Rhone and Back
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I cycled for three hours. I cycled to the Rhone and back along cycling lanes. Initially I had planned on a little 20km loop but because of dog walkers walking with their dogs, off of leash, I decided to ride along the road for a bit, before joining the voie…
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The Extended Bike Ride
Reading Time: 3 minutes My 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…
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One Hundred and Fifty Six Days of Walking 10,000 Steps Or More and Two Bike Rides
Reading Time: 2 minutes For 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…
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From Nyon to Vesancy
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2015, I was exploring on a mountain bike when I found a road above La Rippe that was closed to traffic, so I decided to explore it. I managed to cycle a certain distance before I met a rockfall blocking the road, so I had to turn back. I then…
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Day 56 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Ride Towards Storm Clouds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Today I had a ride towards storm clouds. I was cycling in the sun but as I looked towards Geneva I could see that it was dark and grey. I questioned whether to turn around or whether to keep going. It started to rain but I was reaching the half…