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A Bridge Too Far

Yesterday I walked to a Coop shop in Nyon by foot, to shop for a day. Rather than taking the car I chose to walk down from Eysins, across the narrow, really dangerous road and bridge to get to the other side. Along the way I saw two dog walkers question whether to walk along the glissière or whether to cross. They crossed the dangerous road and walked with their backs to traffic.

It’s a few minutes later that I thought, “If they built a pedestrian platform on the side of the bridge, as they did in Geneva, for the Pont Du Mont Blanc, then people could walk along that path safely.

It seems ironic that they’re spending millions on rebuilding urban roads to encourage people to walk more, when most of them already have pavements and the issue is traffic density, not infrastructure. Traffic density is resolved by buses, and trains, and safe spaces to park bikes, without fearing bike theft.

Voi Bike Share

I noticed new bikes being ridden around by people without helmets, and without the elegance of experienced cyclists. It’s because Publibike, that quit Nyon, has been replaced by VOI, another bike sharing company. From what I see they will make it possible to rent bikes from Eysins which is great. I noticed that they have a “Buy minutes for this quantity, rather than paying per ride, which I think is great, because then you can ride for five minutes and deposit the bike, and then ride it back for ten minutes and deposit the bike again.

The short coming I see, is that it’s valid for a set amount of time that is too short to be interesting. If I could pay ten francs for 30 minutes over a week, it would be more interesting than 10 CHF for 3 days. My need is for a 4-6 minute ride rather than longer. It’s to get from home to Nyon without worrying about bicycle theft.

The Walk Along Trees and Fields

Now back to the nice walk. There are three walks to get to Nyon. The first is to walk via Route Du Stand but there are planned disruptions along that route as they experimented with new pedestrian and cyclist friendly infrastructure, that will disrupt the appeal of walking, if recent changes are any indication.

When I walk by petite Prairie, I used to walk by the cycle path, towards Porte De Nyon. In their infinite wisdom Nyon have decided, that, for nine months they will have road works to encourage cycling, and walking, by making walking and cycling by that route more dangerous first. For 9 months if you cycle along the road with works you’re blocking cars, without them being able to overtake. That is not comfortable for cyclists. This brings me back, once again to the other route.

The road bridge from Eysins, towards Crans. There are actually two of them. The first one is the one that cars, and pedestrians, and cars currently share. The second one is blocked by a chain, to discourage pedestrians and cyclists. The second is a solid, beautiful bridge that would be fantastic if it was made pedestrian and cyclist friendly because it diverts pedestrians, and cyclists away from the main road, onto farming roads where cars used to be banned, until the pandemic saw people acquire the habit of using them. That bridge is pre-existing. A gravel path reserved for cyclists, and pedestrians would then get people to bypass the car bridge entirely. I used it regularly before they put up the chain.

You might say “but no one walks there”. I see clear evidence that people do. What used to be perfect grass is now a hiking/walking trail like you see in the mountains. Such a path is created by hundreds of people walking along the verge, to avoid walking on the road. This is where they should optimise the road to make it safe for walkers. If they flattened it, and put a gravel path then pedestrians could, run, and cycle safely from Eysins to either the road bridge, or the agricultural bridge. They could then connect with agricultural roads to walk either to Nyon or Crans. The path on the other side of the Boiron is open fields with three routes. One is along the woods, the second is along the fields, and the third requires you to cross to the other roads.

It is a beautiful walk with great views of Nyon and the Alps. It’s also part of the Via Rhona cycling route. With this path you can walk to Colovray, without driving the car, to run on the track, or swim in the pool. You can also head to the Plage de Nyon, and the tennis club. You also have three or four routes into Nyon. One along the wooded path, the second along the train tracks, the third bisects the wood to get to the Plage, and the third takes you towards La Combe.

The Benefit

With this walking route you’re away from cars. You’re in nature. You can see the majestic old tree cross seasons. It is now vibrant with Summer leaves. You can see corn coming up, and other fields covered in fertiliser, impatiently waiting for rain. You can also pickup tulips for 1.20 CHF per tulip. By changing a few meters of grassy verge you promote “mobilité douce” with a minimal investment.

The Forgotten Path

There is another path that goes under the road bridge. It goes from the bridge to Nyon. When I walked along it last there were trees marked to be cut down, and others blocking the path. If this path was cleared up, then it would allow people to walk to the dangerous road bridge, but rather than walk across the bridge, they could cross to the other side, and walk to the path that goes under the bridge and walk to Nyon.

If that path was made more accessible, for walkers then it would provide for a nice safe route, away from traffic, once again. It would also provide a nice loop for people living close to the river.

My Concern

My concern is that the good intentions, that see infrastructure being optimised for cycling, and walking, don’t take into account traffic density. They don’t resolve that issue. I get the impression that those in charge of road works aren’t hikers/avid walkers. They often block cycling, and hiking routes, without considering their disruptive effect. If they walked the routes they force people to shift to, they would see their miscalculation. The clearest example is by the école St-éxupery. This was a quiet secondary road, until traffic was deflected along it. Cars don’t slow down. Now, because it feels safer. I move to the opposite side of the road, so that I face traffic coming towards me. I feel too exposed walking with my back to cars that skim the bollards as if they were a wall keeping me safe. It doesn’t help that the Merck building blocked their escape, just at the most dangerous time for pedestrians.

Mobilité Douce Should Be Optimised During Road Works

For me road works that aim to encourage mobilité douce should optimise walking routes during the road works, not just afterwards, especially when they take months, rather than weeks. 9 months of road works affect three seasons of walking and cycling. On a bike a kilometre is nothing, but on foot a km is ten minutes extra at my walking pace.

In the end, if road works that are meant to encourage walking and cycling, expose me to more traffic, then I could walk into the countryside, rather than Nyon. The exposure is the same but the landscape is beautiful and seasonal. It changes with the seasons.

And For the Skimmers

Ideologically road works to making walking and cycling safer are fantastic and we can’t fault them. What I fault is road works that expose me to more danger, when walking. I also think that with minor changes such as making it safe to walk from Eysins to Nyon, via the rural route, then with minimal changes, you make it pleasant for dog walkers, people with prams, runners, and hikers to walk from Eysins to Nyon and vice versa, without using Route Du Stand and other busier roads, especially at rush hour.

Road works that are meant to encourage walking and cycling should encourage walking and cycling, while they are in progress, not just after they’re done.

A Bridge Too Far

Yesterday I walked to a Coop shop in Nyon by foot, to shop for a day. Rather than taking the car I chose to walk down from Eysins, across the narrow, really dangerous road and bridge to get to the other side. Along the way I saw two dog walkers question whether to walk along the glissière or whether to cross. They crossed the dangerous road and walked with their backs to traffic.

It’s a few minutes later that I thought, “If they built a pedestrian platform on the side of the bridge, as they did in Geneva, for the Pont Du Mont Blanc, then people could walk along that path safely.

It seems ironic that they’re spending millions on rebuilding urban roads to encourage people to walk more, when most of them already have pavements and the issue is traffic density, not infrastructure. Traffic density is resolved by buses, and trains, and safe spaces to park bikes, without fearing bike theft.

Voi Bike Share

I noticed new bikes being ridden around by people without helmets, and without the elegance of experienced cyclists. It’s because Publibike, that quit Nyon, has been replaced by VOI, another bike sharing company. From what I see they will make it possible to rent bikes from Eysins which is great. I noticed that they have a “Buy minutes for this quantity, rather than paying per ride, which I think is great, because then you can ride for five minutes and deposit the bike, and then ride it back for ten minutes and deposit the bike again.

The short coming I see, is that it’s valid for a set amount of time that is too short to be interesting. If I could pay ten francs for 30 minutes over a week, it would be more interesting than 10 CHF for 3 days. My need is for a 4-6 minute ride rather than longer. It’s to get from home to Nyon without worrying about bicycle theft.

The Walk Along Trees and Fields

Now back to the nice walk. There are three walks to get to Nyon. The first is to walk via Route Du Stand but there are planned disruptions along that route as they experimented with new pedestrian and cyclist friendly infrastructure, that will disrupt the appeal of walking, if recent changes are any indication.

When I walk by petite Prairie, I used to walk by the cycle path, towards Porte De Nyon. In their infinite wisdom Nyon have decided, that, for nine months they will have road works to encourage cycling, and walking, by making walking and cycling by that route more dangerous first. For 9 months if you cycle along the road with works you’re blocking cars, without them being able to overtake. That is not comfortable for cyclists. This brings me back, once again to the other route.

The road bridge from Eysins, towards Crans. There are actually two of them. The first one is the one that cars, and pedestrians, and cars currently share. The second one is blocked by a chain, to discourage pedestrians and cyclists. The second is a solid, beautiful bridge that would be fantastic if it was made pedestrian and cyclist friendly because it diverts pedestrians, and cyclists away from the main road, onto farming roads where cars used to be banned, until the pandemic saw people acquire the habit of using them. That bridge is pre-existing. A gravel path reserved for cyclists, and pedestrians would then get people to bypass the car bridge entirely. I used it regularly before they put up the chain.

You might say “but no one walks there”. I see clear evidence that people do. What used to be perfect grass is now a hiking/walking trail like you see in the mountains. Such a path is created by hundreds of people walking along the verge, to avoid walking on the road. This is where they should optimise the road to make it safe for walkers. If they flattened it, and put a gravel path then pedestrians could, run, and cycle safely from Eysins to either the road bridge, or the agricultural bridge. They could then connect with agricultural roads to walk either to Nyon or Crans. The path on the other side of the Boiron is open fields with three routes. One is along the woods, the second is along the fields, and the third requires you to cross to the other roads.

It is a beautiful walk with great views of Nyon and the Alps. It’s also part of the Via Rhona cycling route. With this path you can walk to Colovray, without driving the car, to run on the track, or swim in the pool. You can also head to the Plage de Nyon, and the tennis club. You also have three or four routes into Nyon. One along the wooded path, the second along the train tracks, the third bisects the wood to get to the Plage, and the third takes you towards La Combe.

The Benefit

With this walking route you’re away from cars. You’re in nature. You can see the majestic old tree cross seasons. It is now vibrant with Summer leaves. You can see corn coming up, and other fields covered in fertiliser, impatiently waiting for rain. You can also pickup tulips for 1.20 CHF per tulip. By changing a few meters of grassy verge you promote “mobilité douce” with a minimal investment.

The Forgotten Path

There is another path that goes under the road bridge. It goes from the bridge to Nyon. When I walked along it last there were trees marked to be cut down, and others blocking the path. If this path was cleared up, then it would allow people to walk to the dangerous road bridge, but rather than walk across the bridge, they could cross to the other side, and walk to the path that goes under the bridge and walk to Nyon.

If that path was made more accessible, for walkers then it would provide for a nice safe route, away from traffic, once again. It would also provide a nice loop for people living close to the river.

My Concern

My concern is that the good intentions, that see infrastructure being optimised for cycling, and walking, don’t take into account traffic density. They don’t resolve that issue. I get the impression that those in charge of road works aren’t hikers/avid walkers. They often block cycling, and hiking routes, without considering their disruptive effect. If they walked the routes they force people to shift to, they would see their miscalculation. The clearest example is by the école St-éxupery. This was a quiet secondary road, until traffic was deflected along it. Cars don’t slow down. Now, because it feels safer. I move to the opposite side of the road, so that I face traffic coming towards me. I feel too exposed walking with my back to cars that skim the bollards as if they were a wall keeping me safe. It doesn’t help that the Merck building blocked their escape, just at the most dangerous time for pedestrians.

Mobilité Douce Should Be Optimised During Road Works

For me road works that aim to encourage mobilité douce should optimise walking routes during the road works, not just afterwards, especially when they take months, rather than weeks. 9 months of road works affect three seasons of walking and cycling. On a bike a kilometre is nothing, but on foot a km is ten minutes extra at my walking pace.

In the end, if road works that are meant to encourage walking and cycling, expose me to more traffic, then I could walk into the countryside, rather than Nyon. The exposure is the same but the landscape is beautiful and seasonal. It changes with the seasons.

And For the Skimmers

Ideologically road works to making walking and cycling safer are fantastic and we can’t fault them. What I fault is road works that expose me to more danger, when walking. I also think that with minor changes such as making it safe to walk from Eysins to Nyon, via the rural route, then with minimal changes, you make it pleasant for dog walkers, people with prams, runners, and hikers to walk from Eysins to Nyon and vice versa, without using Route Du Stand and other busier roads, especially at rush hour.

Road works that are meant to encourage walking and cycling should encourage walking and cycling, while they are in progress, not just after they’re done.

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Vue Générale de Coppet, Vaud, 1902 - Jullien Frères CPA JJ1877

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The Knackering Bicycle Ride

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Yesterday 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 groups. I felt fine, for the first part. It's when we start to climb, and descend, and climb again, and descend that I began to feel exhausted.

I'm riding with a heavier bike, but I also didn't ride for a week and a half, so I wasn't in prime condition like some of the others. The result is that I was fighting just to stay with the group, for hours.

Usually when I go for a bike ride my heart rate gets to 140 or so. This time it was at 150 so slightly above my normal range.

The challenge wasn't how hard we went, but how little we rested. If you're fast, then you rest. If you're slow you're fighting to keep up, and when people stop, they barely allow you time to recover before setting off again.

You're pushing, you have no time for snacks, no time to add or remove a layer, no time for your leg muscles to recover. You're just fighting not to be dropped. Of course, you are dropped.

The Relaxed Ride to See More

That's why I prefer to ride with the "lazy" group. That's why I prefer t ride with group 3, rather than group 2. With group 3 I can take photos, I can look at the landscape and I can stop and recover for a bit. With group 2, especially with four season tyres I'm slower, so I really fight to keep up with the group, especially on climbs.

The recovery time, after this ride, is 97 hours according to sports Tracker. Usually it's between 40-70 hours.

Knee Fatigue

During the ride yesterday I felt that I was pushing hard because eventually my knees began to protest. They began to hurt. I can still feel them today. It's not as bad as at other times but it's an indicator of how hard we rode, as well as for how long.

I suspect that I could lighten what I carry with me, but I suspect that I should also train harder to keep up with the faster cyclists. I can keep up with group 1, when I am in the mood, in summer.

The Zwift Effect

I suspect that in April people will be riding harder and faster next year, after a winter spent training on indoor trainers and Zwift. I suspect that they will be even faster, and harder to keep up.

And Finally

Yesterday reminded me of why I want to created a relaxed Sunday ride group, that goes for a bike ride to enjoy the landscape, and the views, and stops to take pictures and more. I want to ride my bike like we hike. I want to take time to take pictures and appreciate where I am.

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Tired Heading Up to La Faucille

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Yesterday 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. I am now habituated to heading up the Jura for the first climb of the day.

It's on the second climb that I start to show fatigue. In reality it was the third climb. There is the climb up to the Col, and then you ride to La Cure, and then you climb up, before having a nice descent.

You then have another climb, up to La Faucille, and this is where I lost steam. At the start of the ride I thought I would catch up with the lead group but slowly I became fatigued and was overtaken, again, and again, and again. In the end I thought I was last of the group but I wasn't. Two others were behind me.

Am I slow because I'm riding a heavier, less aero bike than they are. Am I slow because I'm older than many. I think one reason for which I am slower is that I rode on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and that I walked almost 10 kilometres on Friday, during the rest day.

Continental Grand Prix 4-Season

For this ride the road surface was wet. Sometimes it was dirty with mud and at other points it was muddy with cow dung. At other moments it was dry. I was using the Grand Prix 4-Season tyres for this ride, freshly added, after I saw that my GP 5000 were worn out from a summer of group rides.

I didn't feel that the tyres were slowing me down. In fact these tyres felt comfortable and stable, both when climbing and descending, and whether it was wet, muddy, or other. In essence, the tyres felt fine.

And Finally

I know that I am tired from riding over 200km and that I am tired from climbing 2400m in a single week. Having said this, when I looked at the difference in time, on Strava Flyby I see that the gap was just four minutes. I wasn't slow, I just felt slow. It was psychological.

From now on I will have group rides on Wednesday and Saturday, but the Thursday rides are over, due to the sun setting earlier during the Autummn and winter months.

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2025 Wake Up and Run Nyon

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This 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 people paid to participate but failed to wake up.

Wake Up and Run, in Switzerland, is based around a simple concept. Lunatics, like me, pay 38 CHF to join a 5km run at 05:30 in the morning. We get coffee, breakfast, a purple/pink t-shirt, a wake up and run glass and more.

The event is not timed. There are no prizes, unless breakfast counts as a prize. You get a warm up coaching session from 05:15 to 05:30, then you run the course, and then you have breakfast and head for home or work, depending on the time at which your professional day starts.

This morning I would have had a good 5K time, if the watch had counted the course as being 5K. It was counted as being just 4.97 kilometres. I suspect that the tunnel passages, and forest, affected the distance. I saw that some GPS gave longer or shorter distances.

Today I started strong so I was near the front. It's during one climb that I felt that I was close to overdoing it so I slowed down. In the process I fell behind the group I had been with, and on the Boiron climb others fell behind me, then people overtook me right up to the end. If it wasn't for the people running faster than me this would have been a solo run, once again.

I am a hiker, who cycles regularly, and runs every so often. I was comfortable, or at least felt I could sustain the effort for the entire run. I could have pushed, but I felt I was at risk of overdoing it, so I throttled back. I still got my best 1km time. I suspect that this is from keeping up with the faster group, until the climb by the Plage de Nyon.

And Finally

I am not sure that I would do Wake Up and Run again. I'm fine with waking up, and I am fine with the course. What I find a shame is that I run solo, rather than with people. Having people either drop back, or fly forward gives me a reason to strive to be faster but I would prefer not to strive to the point of coughing and spluttering like I heard others doing at the end. If I ran with people more, then such an activity would be more social.

I have a year to change my mind.

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A Pleasant Ride to Montricher

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On 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 Muids before going across towards Bière. By choosing the route we chose we got to have a more restful ride. It's a small change that makes a huge difference for the quality of the ride.

The climb from Begnings to Burtigny is still quite long and sustained, but it's less demanding than the route up to Genolier. Part of the reason is simply that there are fewer cars, and when cars do want to overtake they can, quite safely.

I find that cars and motorbikes make a huge difference to how hard or easy a climb feels. Cars and motorbikes like to push through, instead of waiting. If a chain breaks, or if for any reason we have to stop, then there is no safety margin. That's why I don't want to climb the St Cergue road, and why I no longer go up to Barillette.

Crystal Clear Air

On Saturday morning it rained overnight, and into the morning. This means that all the moisture that had been in the air for weeks cleared, and for once we had a good view of the Arc Lémanic, the Alps and the Jura towards the mountains behind Gruyère. It was a great day for riding. We could even see the Jet D'eau in Geneva and the Mont Blanc in the Alps.

When the sun orbited around our planet the backlit Mont Blanc became front lit, and that's when we could see more detail. If you like seeing the Mont Blanc, yesterday was the right day.

Well Rested

Although I did not sleep well, due to people turning their garden into a beer garden for one night I was very well rested. Thursday's ride was cancelled, so I got to rest. Friday I had no plans for a ride, and Saturday I played with the idea of going for a ride. It's because of heavy rain, and the prospect of a sleepless night, due to the neighbours not realising they're not in the middle of a private park, I did not expect to sleep well.

Nothing is worse than going for a sporty day, and coming home to people on their balconies, or in their gardens, speaking loud and getting drunk. I'm not against drinking. I much prefer the culture of bars, restaurants and more. The pandemic is over. People don't need to have noisy parties at home anymore.

Full of Energy

When you ride with groups that ride hard, you need to ride hard, and over time this affects your level of fitness. As a result, when you're on a no pressure club ride, like I was yesterday you're comfortable. You can slow down, and appreciate that other people are not riding as fast.

This allows me to sprint up short climbs, and then slow down again and chat with people between climbs. It was at least 80 kilometres of riding and I felt fine until near the end when I got tired

A Long Downhill

From the foundation near Montricher towards L'Isle you have a long continuous downhill towards the vineyards, and the lake if you choose to go to the lake. We didn't. There is one bit where you go down a valley, before heading back up. What you don't know is that there is a 15 percent climb to knacker your legs. you will feel this climb. It's in La Vaux, after Etoy. if you want to try to avoid it.

Why is This Route Significant?

If you want to cycle from Nyon to Yvérdon-Les-Bains, or even towards the Moléson Funiculaire it is useful to know of a flattish, pleasant route. By using this route it increases the range of your bike ride. It increases the probability that you could then reach further, and eventually either take a train home, or take the lake road home after ranging further.

And Finally

Everyone of us has a cycling mental map of the area. When we go on group rides with a variety of groups we get a variety of new routes that local people find out about. The more we ride with these people, the more comprehensive our knowledge of the region becomes. That's why it's good to ride with one Geneva group and two to three Nyon groups. That's how we get ideas to turn projects from ideas, to accomplished.

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The Nyon LeCercle Ride with Thirty Two Achievements

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Yesterday 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 fast, and slow people. LeCercle feels like a smaller group of highly engaged cyclists who ride regularly.

Until Genolier I was able to stay with the group comfortably. It's when we hit the climbs that I lost a lot of time. I'm riding with a bike that is heavier, and I have a casesette that is more suited to London than mountains. Having said this, with other groups I climb faster than others so I am not using equipment as an excuse.

If you ride with people who ride regularly, then it makes sense that they are fast. I ride a steel 10 kg bike and many of them ride a 6-8kg carbon bike with aero wheels. They're also younger. This helps but it's the time that they spend on their bikes that makes a huge difference.

On one climb they were three minutes faster, and on the second they were six minutes faster. On downhill segments they were two minutes faster according to the flyby data.

The Role of Fatigue

Aside from a different in fitness, equipment and age another factor that you can't see is fatigue. I was awake at 5am for a 06:30 bike ride with a group of people with a similar level to me. I was in the middle of the group, rather than the slowest.

With the morning ride I felt comfortable the entire time, which is why I seriously considered the evening ride. If there had been less climbing I would have coped more easily. I climbed around 300m in the morning, and 962m more in the evening.

Group Fitness

I have been on relaxed, or recovery rides where we were going at 30km/h on the flat because the group could go at that speed. I have been on a ride where we were at 40km/h on the flat after climbing up the Jura, heading to the next climb.

In my experience there is confirmation bias within cycling groups. If a group rides hard, and fast, it attracts people that ride hard and fast. Conversely a group that rides slow and steady will attract people that are slow and steady.

Yesterday I was the slowest, especially after two others gave up after the first climb. It's easy, as the slowest to think "I should ride with an easier group" and many do.

That's why a group with fast riders gets faster and less accessible.

When I listened to the conversation I got the impression that they want more riders, they want riders who are not as fast to join. They want the group to grow.

Drafting

Yesterday more than once one person frm LeCercle slowed down, and provided me with the experience of riding behind someone and drafting. I could keep up but I often had to slow down as we were riding fast on downhill segments. For safety reasons I didn't hold the wheel too closely in bends.

It's because of fatigue that I couldn't keep up with the group. I am sure that if I skipped the morning ride next week, that I would keep up better with this group.

Endurance

In hiking and cycling you can go fast and hard, but eventually you learn that it is better to find a slower, sustainable pace. When you do you might be slower, but you don't need to stop, and you can go for longer.

And Finally

Yesterday's group ride was good, and for the first part, until the first climb I felt strong. On the downhills I was slow but I am not sure whether it is because of fatigue, or because of equipment. I suspect fatigue.

By the time I got back to the LeCercle bike shop my legs were tired. I had given everything I could yesterday. I like the image of being in "limp mode" on the way home. By this I mean that you have little power left.

When I ride with LeCercle again, on an upcoming Wednesday I will make sure that I am well rested.

Today I might ride with Group 3, on the TDC ride, to give myself time to recover, if there is a group 3.

#cycling #group #lecercle #Nyon #ride

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

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Yesterday 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 from going one way so I went another way, and then I walked to the meeting point.

Tête de Course is a group that meets on Wednesday mornings, at 06:30, Thursday at 18:00 and on Saturdays it depends, in so far as I can see. I am still new to the group.

The Morning Ride

The Morning ride is open to riders that can ride twenty five kilometres an hour or more. On Wednesday it involved quite a bit of climbing but I was able to keep up with the group and will almost certainly ride with them again next Wednesday. Riding at 06:30 is nice because the roads are empty, but also because the temperature is still relatively low. At the end of the ride you can have a coffee and croissant before getting on with the rest of your day.

The Evening Ride

The Evening Ride is split into three groups. Group 1 is the fastest, most demanding group. They ride fast and do the full loop. Group 2 rides a shorter route at a slightly slower pace. Group 3 is a more relaxed pace. In theory if you can't keep up with group 1 you can drop to group 2.

My first ride with this group was a group 3 ride. Initially the idea was to ride a shorter ride up the Baudichonne climb, stopping at the P'tit Bar. I rode to it, had a quick snack, and then continued riding upwards. I was the only person from group 3 to get to the top. That's why this week I decided to ride with group 2.

This week group 2 rode to Les Fruitères de Nyon. It's a climb up the Jura to a farm from which you have a good view of the Léman and the Alps, including Geneva.

What struck me about last night's ride is that we were riding as a peloton, up steep gradients, and keeping as a tight group. It's the first time I ride in such a group, where we stick together until a certain point. Eventually as people grew more tired the group elongated.

Near the top group 1 flew by group 2. At the top we stopped for a few minutes, to appreciate the view, before heading back down.

How Does it Compare to Bike Club Switzerland

Whilst Tête de Course (TDC) starts from a café in Nyon Bike Club Switzerland (BCS) starts from a bike shop in Les Grottes by Cornavin train station. It uses meetup.com and has clear and distinct groups for relaxed rides, moderate rides, peak rides and gravel. So far I have focused mainly on relaxed with this group.

The relaxed rides are meant to go at 20km/h or so but can trend upwards depending on the level of the group and they try to be around 50 km long. Some relaxed rides are long, and thus 80 or more kilometres in distance.

With the relaxed rides you stop for coffee at some point. Within this group climbing is at your own pace.

I cannot comment on moderate to peak rides yet as I have not tried them. I do joke that we did a recovery ride one sunday at 29km/h or more. This is not a criticism. It amused me.

And Finally

I enjoy riding with Tête de Course. I enjoy that it is local to me. I enjoyed riding in a peloton part of the way up the Jura, before fatigue encouraged me to have more space between myself and others. If you love to climb on every ride then this is a great group. Tomorrow they are going along a route that will have 1400m of climbing. I could be tempted, if I didn't think that I need to give my body time to rest and recover. That's where BCS comes in.

If you live in Geneva BCS rides are from 40-80 kilometres long, but if you live in Nyon then every ride is a century. It is possible for me to do 100+km rides consistently because relaxed rides are at a pace that I can sustain for longer periods of time. Tomorrow I might ride 120km. I suspect that I will catch the train from Geneva to Nyon, or Coppet.

I am enjoying these bike rides.

#bcs #cycling #Geneva #groups #Nyon #relaxed #rides #tdc

A TDC Social Ride to La Baudichonne

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Yesterday 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 starting their Thursday evening bike ride. Social Rides

Three Groups

The group split into three groups. Group 1 was the fastest, and then group 2, and finally group 3. I chose to be in the easiest group as I am not used to riding with this group and it was the right decision.

After running in the morning, and not having a proper lunch I thought that I should choose a group that did not push me too much. Little did I know that in the end I would ride up to the P'tit Bar, before deciding, "I feel ok" so I continued to the top.

Challenge To The Top

This is not an easy ride. When I do this ride I wish that I had more easy gears so that I could shift to easier gears. As I did not have this option I stood up on the harder bits, and kept pushing. When I got to the p'tit bar I fuelled up before continuing.

I was overtaken by people from the first and second groups during the climb. Quite a few of them said nothing. I don't know whether it was out of shyness or exhaustion. I suspect exhaustion was the main reason for their silence.

At one point I did ride alongside someone who had music playing. For him this was a "rest day" as it was for me. His idea of rest is staying in zone 2. This makes sense. We talked for a bit, until I felt I was pushing too hard and chose to slow down.

Short in Distance but Steep

This is not an easy climb. It's only 5km so it's short, but it is steep and you barely have an opportunity to rest. You just need to grind. It didn't help that I did not have the route that we were doing on the GPS. I had the long variant and the long variant made it so that I knew how much was left to climb, but not distance.

I still made it to the top. It's the first time that I see so many people up there. Usually I just see three or four other cyclists. This time I saw two cycling groups. No one but me, from group three, made it to the top.

Did I choose to ride with a group that was too easy, and that's why I dropped them? I don't think so. I didn't know this group, or their riding experience. I prefer to try for the slowest group, see how it feels, and then push myself if I feel that I can try for a slightly harder group.

And Finally

A seventy kilometre loop with a Geneva group involves fourty four kilometres to get to the start point and back. In theory I would cycle one hundred and ten kilometres. If I start with a Nyon group the ride to the start is less than three kilometres. I only add 6km, or six minutes to the start. It is also an opportunity to meet local people, to Nyon, rather than local people, to Geneva.

If I am not just doing long rides I can do more strenuous rides and I can skip the train.

#cycling #group #Jura #Nyon #social #tdc

#travelthrowback ➡️ Strolled along the peaceful shores of𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐲𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, where the breeze felt like poetry and the boats looked straight out of a painting 😍. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐤𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 of this lakeside town made the moment unforgettable like a postcard I got to step into ❤️!

#travel #nyon #switzerland #travelphotography #photography #everythingenchanting #genevalake #lakeview #lakepromenade #naturephoto #contentcreator #summervibes

Le Château, Nyon, Vaud, 1904 - Jullien Frères CPA

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Temple de St Georges, Vaud, 1903 - Photographie des Arts CPA

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Temple de St Georges, Vaud, 1903 - Photographie des Arts CPA

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Temple de St Georges, Vaud, 1903 - Photographie des Arts CPA

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A Morning Run to the Lake and Back

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This 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 easily train for the triathlon without needing to use a car.

I believe that I suffer from Rhume des Foins (hayfever) so when I went to sleep congested, and woke up congested I thought "There's no way I'm doing that 10km run. I checked what my Garmin watch recommended as a run and when I saw that the recommendation was a 35 minute run I grabbed the chance. Even with pollen a 35 minute run is comfortable.

I ran towards the lake and then turned to go up the hill where cars park to get to Nyon plage before running back down to the road crossing, before running back towards the plage, and then along the lake towards the Phare, before going back into the lower part of Nyon.

Nyon is hilly, so if you run down to the lake it makes sense to continue running along the lake, but then you get further and further from home, until you need to catch the train back.

A Run to Coppet

I like the idea of running along farm roads, from Eysins to Coppet, going along the farming roads that are parallel to the motorway. That's where dogs threaten, or do attack me so I avoid those roads. I really avoid them because non-agricultural vehicles drive fast, with no regard for cyclists and pedestrians so it isn't fun.

Running to Coppet and Gland is the same distance. As I made it to Gland I should easily make it to Coppet. In theory it would make sense to run to Crans, and then down the steep railway brdige towards the Port de Crans and then along the Route Suisse, or to stay slightly higher, and run via Céligny towards the Chateau, before running between the parallel rows of trees, before turning left at the Rue des Gros, and then going through Founex, and then along the road, past the school and then down to the lake for a snack/coffee, before then walking up to catch the train back to Nyon.

If it wasn't for pollen I would have happilly tried this challenge today.

And Finally

Running from home, for an hour is convenient. Get dressed, go for a run, come home, get on with the day.

What is less convenient is that because I have gone for long hikes, and big bike rides my running habit has declined. Due to this decline the Apple App now no longer gives me running pace information. I am being punished for trying not to overdo it.

It's tempting to stop wearing the Apple Watch now. What right does an app have, to punish me, when it knows that I am so active?

#lac #lake #Léman #morning #Nyon #run #running #solo

Running from Nyon to Gland via the Toblerones

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Yesterday 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 me to run for an hour, and Suunto wanted me to have a half hour run. I don't remember what Apple apps wanted. I chose to follow the Garmin recommendation because I felt fine. I ran into Nyon, and then through the town, and then instead of going through the railway tunnel I turned right. This took me up a little climb, before taking me up another little climb, before taking me down to the lake.

I toyed with the idea of turning left and heading to the Aérodrome de Prangins but continued straight. for a short moment you have no pedestrian path. You just have cycle lanes. Luckily no cars or bikes were around for this short segment. If I had planned this route then I would have gone down by the football field, along the lake road that goes to the beach, and from there through the Domaine Imperial before heading up along the Toblerones to Gland.

If you're familiar with Gland, there is a hydroelectric plant by the river. If you run along the road you get into Gland, but if you turn left you go through the woods and along the Toblerones. It's quite narrow and there are routes so you have to be careful not to trip.

Eventually you get to a bifurcation. If you go left you go towards Bassins, if you go right you go towards Gland and the train station. The course I took was 10km.

For the return journey I had played with the idea of using a publibike bike, or taking the train. I opted for the third option. Walking home. The walk home from Gland to Nyon is almost a straight line. I had to take a detour because of a barking dog looking after sheep. I have walked the eight kilometre route before a hike. Hiking between Gland and Nyon is intuitive along three or four different routes.

And finally, on saturday I cycled 60km and Sunday I expected to rest but went for a 10km run, before going for a 9km run. When you run, walk, and cycle you realise how close places are. Out of curiousity, taking the train costs CHF 2.40 between Gland and Nyon.

I will run this route again

#gland #history #lake #Nyon #running #toblerones #trail

Nyon, c.1905 - Charnaux Frères CPA

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NYON / ZACH ROWDEN / SHADOW PATTERN / SKIN / FOWL

P'tit Ours, Friday, April 25 at 08:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe presents Initial Shock Gig #11

NYON (NL/QC)
https://n-y-o-n.bandcamp.com/
Skin Tone and Cathar Perfect making a rare appearance with their collaborative project of freeform sound collages. First show since 2017.

ZACH ROWDEN (CT)
https://zachrowden.bandcamp.com/
Weaving threads through drone, recursive patterns and noise. One half of Tongue Depressor.

SHADOW PATTERN (ON)
https://discreetmusicgbg.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-pattern-one-of-these
Underground experimentalist entertaining "the artfully careless and outright absurd idea of what sound can be." Hamilton Tapes.

SKIN
https://skinnoise.bandcamp.com/
Powerambient explorations of sound's transience through tape manipulation.

FOWL
https://buriedinslaganddebris.bandcamp.com/album/balcony
Obscured textures drifting through the haze of fractured distortion.

$15
DOORS 8PM
P'TIT OURS

Part of a series of noise shows leading from winter into spring, 2025.

Other events:

June 13 - Error 403
JHK (NY)
Valise (NY)
VOSP (NY)
Universal Cell Unlock (NY)
+ TBA

June 24 - La Sala Rossa
Anju Singh: A Page of Madness

As well as Initial Shock III - Jul. 5/6

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/nyon-zach-rowden-shadow-pattern-skin-fowl

NYON / ZACH ROWDEN / SHADOW PATTERN / SKIN / FOWL

P'tit Ours, Friday, April 25 at 08:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe presents Initial Shock Gig #11

NYON (NL/QC)
https://n-y-o-n.bandcamp.com/
Skin Tone and Cathar Perfect making a rare appearance with their collaborative project of freeform sound collages. First show since 2017.

ZACH ROWDEN (CT)
https://zachrowden.bandcamp.com/
Weaving threads through drone, recursive patterns and noise. One half of Tongue Depressor.

SHADOW PATTERN (ON)
https://discreetmusicgbg.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-pattern-one-of-these
Underground experimentalist entertaining "the artfully careless and outright absurd idea of what sound can be." Hamilton Tapes.

SKIN
https://skinnoise.bandcamp.com/
Powerambient explorations of sound's transience through tape manipulation.

FOWL
https://buriedinslaganddebris.bandcamp.com/album/balcony
Obscured textures drifting through the haze of fractured distortion.

$15
DOORS 8PM
P'TIT OURS

Part of a series of noise shows leading from winter into spring, 2025.

Other events:

June 13 - Error 403
JHK (NY)
Valise (NY)
VOSP (NY)
Universal Cell Unlock (NY)
+ TBA

June 24 - La Sala Rossa
Anju Singh: A Page of Madness

As well as Initial Shock III - Jul. 5/6

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/nyon-zach-rowden-shadow-pattern-skin-fowl

NYON / ZACH ROWDEN / SHADOW PATTERN / SKIN / FOWL

P'tit Ours, Friday, April 25 at 08:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe presents Initial Shock Gig #11

NYON (NL/QC)
https://n-y-o-n.bandcamp.com/
Skin Tone and Cathar Perfect making a rare appearance with their collaborative project of freeform sound collages. First show since 2017.

ZACH ROWDEN (CT)
https://zachrowden.bandcamp.com/
Weaving threads through drone, recursive patterns and noise. One half of Tongue Depressor.

SHADOW PATTERN (ON)
https://discreetmusicgbg.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-pattern-one-of-these
Underground experimentalist entertaining "the artfully careless and outright absurd idea of what sound can be." Hamilton Tapes.

SKIN
https://skinnoise.bandcamp.com/
Powerambient explorations of sound's transience through tape manipulation.

FOWL
https://buriedinslaganddebris.bandcamp.com/album/balcony
Obscured textures drifting through the haze of fractured distortion.

$15
DOORS 8PM
P'TIT OURS

Part of a series of noise shows leading from winter into spring, 2025.

Other events:

June 13 - Error 403
JHK (NY)
Valise (NY)
VOSP (NY)
Universal Cell Unlock (NY)
+ TBA

June 24 - La Sala Rossa
Anju Singh: A Page of Madness

As well as Initial Shock III - Jul. 5/6

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/nyon-zach-rowden-shadow-pattern-skin-fowl

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EV Charging around Signy and Nyon

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Yesterday 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 so I drove towards Chavannes Centre because I thought of using their chargers until I realised that by the time the car is charged I would be driving through rush hour traffic. Instead I drove back to Signy Centre.

I charged the car from 40 percent to 100 percent in about two hours and fourty minutes at about 10.4kw/h. While waiting I played games on the mobile phone but I also went for a walk. In the process I noticed that the Avia garage has chargers, which I knew about, that Bottone has chargers which I knew about, that Signy Centre itself has several chargers, and finally that Shell has a new charger and this is a 300kw charger. In one industrial area you have four charging solutions, and if you include Nyon then the one by the Pisciculture place was out of action but the one by the Aviron was working.

You can tell chargers are working because they're busy. In Nyon if no one is parked at a charging station there is a good chance that the chargers are out of order.

What would be nice is for every town and village to have a public charging point. At the moment we can either shell out and get charging for home, but then if you live in an apartment you need permission to install it, and if you live in a house you get a little more freedom.

If we knew that every village we drove to had public charging points then we could head to these, park, and then go for a bike ride or hike, and get back to a car that was fully charged and ready for the trip home.

And Finally

I was thinking, if only I had people to meet in Nyon for an hour or two, while waiting for the car to charge, but if I had set a meeting point and time, and the chargers were not functional then I would have missed an opportunity to charge. Luckily I had flexibility so I went to Signy Centre and the charge time was not too long. If I was in a rush I could use the 300kw charger but this wears down the battery sooner so it's interesting for road trips, rather than daily use.

#avia #charge #ev #Nyon #shell #signy

RAPPEL! C’est ce soir, jeudi 7 décembre de 17h30 à 19h30 que nous vous attendons devant l’épicerie pour partager un moment convivial dans le cadre des fenêtres de l’Avent des Festifs de Trélex

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🇨🇭 Conseil des Etats - 2e tour - résultats de #Nyon
P Broulis 49.80%, R Mahaim 49.02%
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Participation : 32.6% #Chvote #Vaud #EF2023
@VilleNyon https://t.co/4Eznabumxe https://www.elections.vd.ch/votelec/app21/index.html?id=CHCE20231112&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#v=candidates&ad=2228&ac=5724

:newl: #Élection #municipale: une bouteille à la mer pour #Nyon | #PartiPirate vaudois :newr:

Mme Elise Buckle a fait preuve d'une grande probité citoyenne en se battant pour une meilleure #transparence dans le fonctionnement de la #municipalité de Nyon. Au lieu d'être entendue, elle a été poussée à la démission. À l'approche de l'élection complémentaire, nous encourageons Mme Buckle à se présemter à sa propre succession.

👉https://ppvd.ch/election-municipale-une-bouteille-a-la-mer-pour-nyon/