Tag: group
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Quick Thoughts on Drafting while Cycling
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you ride alone you face the headwinds, and have to fight them. When you want to speed up you get to a certain speed, and if you want to ride faster you need to fight the wind. On a windy day you might feel sluggish and slow. You might then see…
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The Tuesday Solo Ride
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I didn’t dress for cycling. My plan was to see if I could get the power meter to work and then go for a short ride. In the end I found that as one device failed to detect them I would try a second. The second worked after a few seconds.…
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The Nyon LeCercle Ride with Thirty Two Achievements
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I went with a morning ride with TDC, which felt relaxed, before going for a ride with LeCercle in the evening. This group has a high level with many of the cyclists riding thousands of kilometres per year. Yesterday I wrote about how groups that are large enough can cater to…
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Ignoring the 80/20 rule with Group Rides
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I rode with Group 2 rather than Group 1 with TDC. I believe I could keep up for a second time. I also believe that when you’re cycling hard three times a week it takes a lot of energy.My experience last Saturday showed that I was pushing myself too hard by…
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Cycling and Suspected Heat Exhaustion
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last week I have cycled, and climbed over 3000m. Yesterday I climbed 1664 meters over an 89 kilometre ride. It was divided into the first climb, from the Léman towards La Cure, then a flat bit, ridden fast, before getting to the climb to Marchairuz and that is when I…
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Waking Early to Cycle
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI think that tomorrow I will wake between 05:00-05:30 to be ready at the meeting point to go for a bike ride that starts at 06:30. The start is early because it is meant to be a "ride before work" for this group. The pace is tempo. On the flat I…
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A TDC Social Ride to La Baudichonne
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday evening I went for a group ride but rather than riding for an hour or so to get to Geneva I rode to the centre of Nyon. I rode to the old garage that was transformed into a café called Tête de Course. This is where the TDC group meet before…
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This Isn’t a Recovery Ride
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday’s moderate recovery ride was hard. It was hard because we were riding at up to thirty kilometres per hour for sustained periods of time. We were riding fast from Geneva, to Nyon, and then again from Nyon to Geneva. With a small group you can afford to push like this. Witha…
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A Ride Towards Fort L’Ecluse
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s very easy to fall into a routine. Our routines can revolve around cycling, hiking, work, scuba diving and more. It can also revolve around local walks and more. This weekend I saw the chance to go for an overnight bivouac and I am not tempted. I saw the chance to cycle…
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The Saturday Cycling Challenge to Begnins
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Saturday I went for a ride with Bike Club Switzerland from Geneva. The ride itself was planned on an 80km loop that went from Geneva via Vich up to Begnings and then towards one or two more places before heading back towards la Rippe, across the top, and eventually down to…