Tag: Nyon

  • The Knackering Bicycle Ride

    The Knackering Bicycle Ride

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday for the first time in a week and a half I went for a bike ride. I was thinking that I would ride with the lazy group. That is to say "group 3" as it is commonly called. Due to the lower turnout for this weekend there was no differentiation between…

  • Tired Heading Up to La Faucille

    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.…

  • 2025 Wake Up and Run Nyon

    2025 Wake Up and Run Nyon

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I woke at Four, before birds started to tweet, and before the sun started to rise. I woke so early, not to deice planes, like I did years ago, but to go for a group run with five hundred and fifty other people, in theory. In practice I think some…

  • A Pleasant Ride to Montricher

    A Pleasant Ride to Montricher

    Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Sunday I rode with the Le Cercle No Pressure Club group ride from Nyon to Montricher via Vich to Begnins, and From there to Gimel and then onto Bière and eventually Montricher. Easier Start Normally groups default to climb from Nyon to Coinsins, and from Coinsins up towards Genolier and Le…

  • The Nyon LeCercle Ride with Thirty Two Achievements

    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…

  • A Groupe Ride from Nyon to Les Fruitières with Tête de Course

    A Groupe Ride from Nyon to Les Fruitières with Tête de Course

    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday we left Nyon through the "secret" passage that takes you from near Place St Martin to the lakeside. We had to take this route because of the défilé des enfants. Roads were blocked so some drivers might have been trapped for an hour or two. On a bike I was blocked…

  • A TDC Social Ride to La Baudichonne

    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…

  • A Morning Run to the Lake and Back

    A Morning Run to the Lake and Back

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I ran towards the lake. If I had continued going west I could have gone to the Piscine De Colovray, had a swim, and then walked home or taken a publibike, once I was tired enough. In fact I live along the course for the Nyon Triathlon so I could…

  • Running from Nyon to Gland via the Toblerones

    Running from Nyon to Gland via the Toblerones

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went out in track suit trousers, a t-shirt and minimal other stuff. The plan was to run just three to four kilometres. I planned not to cross any busy roads. I had this plan because I felt that I needed a day of rest after yesterday’s bike ride. Garmin wanted…

  • EV Charging around Signy and Nyon

    EV Charging around Signy and Nyon

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday morning I plugged the car in to charge at Signy Centre while shopping and for the price of a coffee I charged the car by ten percent. I then went to the lakeside of Nyon to test the Service Industriel de Nyon (SIN) chargers and failed. They were out of service…