Tag: cycling
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On Cycling and Walking Infrastructure
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I hear that new cycling lanes will be created on a new segment of road I feel excitement, at the prospect of cycling being a pleasant, streamlined experience. Often though, in Switzerland, especially in the French speaking part they will spend months digging up a road, and then putting the road…
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The Strava IPO and My Desire To Quit the App
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I woke at 0530 and thought "I can’t be bothered to go for a ride so early." Within a few minutes I was up getting ready. I put on my Autumnal cyclist stuff and pumped the tyres to 80 bar. I then road to the meeting point. I arrived 15…
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Autumn Cycling
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe first bicycle ride, when it got cooler, felt unpleasant. My hands felt cold, the areas around zips felt cold, my legs felt cold, and then, over a few rides I got used to the temperature. When you cycle in the pre-dawn dark the temperature is cool. You can feel it biting…
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Autumn Cycling at Dawn and Dusk
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis afternoon I could ride to Geneva to go for a group ride that starts at 17:30. If I do so I need to keep in mind that by 19:00 the sun will be setting, and almost instantly the temperature will drop. That’s why evening rides have ended with most groups. Losing…
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Tired Heading Up to La Faucille
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I felt strong cycling with the group, up from Nyon to Saint Cergue and on to the Col De La Givrine before heading towards La Cure. Part of the reason for feeling strong is that I have climbed the Jura multiple times this summer, so climbing up has become less strenuous.…
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The Unattended Group Ride – Hypothetical
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor several days I was the only person signed up for a bike ride. Last night it went up to seven people, and then this morning it was down to three people, including me. I arrived half an hour to fifteen minutes early. During that time I had the opportunity to think…
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On Trips to Geneva by Car, Train and Bicycle
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I cycled along the lake to get to Geneva. When I got to Geneva I cycled by World Meteorological Organisation before heading up from there towards the Graduate Institute, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Palace of Nations (Palais des Nations) before heading by the International committee of the…
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A Cycling Network Operating Centre or NOC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I looked at the Sports Tracker app and I noticed that all of my activities started from home, whether cycling, hiking, or walking. That’s because I spent this month cycling and walking from home. I didn’t use the car, or trains to get around. I was thinking of this luxury…
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Autumn Fatigue
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was scuba diving every weekend I would often feel tired in the afternoon, after I got home. It’s due to the huge change in pressure, from 40m down in the lake to 300+m above sea level around the Léman. Yesterday I went for a ride, and today I went…
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On Hot Climbs and Cold Valley
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I left home this morning the sun had not risen yet so my legs, and other parts were cold. I could feel that more layers might have been welcome. That’s because cycling in Autumn is about moving from a hot apartment to a cold dawn air temperature, before meeting with a…