Out for an Hour

Now four days after being in the States to be with family during my father's illness, I manage another short ride.

After a snowy day on Thursday, time permitted me to go out for a little hour ride south on Philo Road. I jogged right one mile to south Race Street and continued to 900N.

Total Miles: 13
Total Time: 1 hour
Tempurture: 33 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: West, 25 mph
Melting snow in fields
Water flowing in ditches
Minor local flooding

25 degrees Fahrenheit and back into the Wind

Now in the States visiting my family. My father is still battling his pancreatic cancer. It's great to be here. But it's great to have a bike to ride, my new Rodriguez that I received in December came out of its suitcase and went together in half and hour.

It rides so well. A nice firm but forgiving feel. The shifting is so smooth in spite of its thirty gears.

So, back to the flat lands around Urbana. I went frm the house to Philo Road (CR 1450 E) out Windsor Road (CR 1400N). Just past Highcross Rd (CR 1600 E) I stopped and checked the wind. I thought it was pretty much out of the N so I went on figuring that I'd have this wind 90 degrees to my right side coming back.

CR 1400N jogs north at CR 2150 E (6.5 miles from Philo Road) to Homer lake Road (CR 14500 N which becomes 1400 N). I was going at a nice pace so I continued on to CR 2700 E. That was far enough so I turned around.

Surprise! The wind was WNW and not N, so I have a 25 degree, 20 mile and hour wind virtually in my face. I thought I might get cold, but my new Pearl Izumi fluorescent yellow wind jacket did the job and I didn't need to call for help ( I thought I might). I could feel the wind on my arms, but I didn't get chilled. I also rode with no water (forgot to fill the bottle).

But no worse for the wear and because I hammered to get back out of the cold, I got a really good workout.

Totaly distance 26 miles
Time: 2 hours
Tempurture: 25 Fahrenheit
Clear to party cloudy with cumulus
Wind 20 mph from WNW
Clothes : Loefler windproof tights, socks, NB cycling shoes, over booties, Odlo full-length wind shirt, Loeffler full-length cycling jersey, Pearl Isumi Wind jacket, Loeffler wind hat, helmet, Windproof medium weight gloves.

1000 meter Climb

Sunday rides are usually more relaxed, but today I decided – en route – to do a little more climbing. So it was off to Gimel via the Route de Vignoble: in Bursin up to Gilly, Gilly up to Tartegnin, past Bugnaux and on to Mont Dessus and Gimel.

From Gimel on to Longirod, Marchissy, Le Vaud, Bassins and Le Muids. Then the climb up through Arzier to St. Cergue rounded out the nearly 1000 meters of climbing.

It's the first time I've been to St. Cergue for a while, since the roads have been too snowy and icy.

Then the nice long 13 km descent to Nyon.

Distance: 53 kms
Altitude gain: 950 meters
Time: 2hr 50 minutes
Temperature: 9 degrees Celsius
Sunny and Hazy
Nearly calm

Coppet Commute

Another day to the office and back.

Road wet and muddy. (I had to spend 45 minutes cleaning the bike afterwards.

20 kms
8 degrees

Out and Back

A simple ride from Nyon out the Route de Vignoble to Fechy (home of a well known local Swiss wine: Fechy) and back

Distance: 30.65kms
Time: 1h14mins
Average speed: 24.5 km/h
Weather: clear and sunny
Temperature: 5.5degrees Celsius
Wind: east 10km/h

Nyon-Rolle-Lake Route Back

A really nice day. So out on the Route de Vignoble toward Rolle. Just before Perroy I turned toward the Lake on the marked Swiss route 1 bike path. Down to the Route du lac and then back through Rolle, and Gland. Just before Prangins, the ramp road climbs up into Prangins.

Had to ride around Prangins once to get my 30 kms

Distance 30 kms
Time
Ave speed 24 km/hr
Temperature: 6 degrees Celsius
Weather Clear

8 Km Walk

Sunday was a beautiful crisp day. So a two hour walk took Becky and I around the Nyon area.

Walking's good too!

Climb to Gimel and on to Longirod

A beautiful sunny winter day had me out on the Route de Vignoble, to Vich, through Luins, Vinzel and up to Bursins. From Bursins it was up to Gilly, Tartegnin to catch the cantonal road up to Gimel. I passed the road leading to Signal d Bougy, which I went by on Monday. After the climb up the Gimel I continued the climb to Longirod (896 meters altitude). Then the dash down through Marchissy before climbing back up the Le Vaud and down through the valley leading to the climb back up the Le Muids. Then the final descent through Genolier, and Duillier before arriving at Nyon

Distance 40.5 kms
Time: 1h55 miniutes
Temperature: 6 decreasing to 4 degrees.
Highest point: Longirond 895 meters
Overall climb to Longirod 471 meters or 1554 feet (a lot more counting all the other ups and downs)

Coppet Commune

Once more, biking to work and back gave me a good, though flat workout.

Distance: 20 kms
Temperature 7 degrees celsius

Signal de Bougy

A ride out of Nyon on the Route de Vignoble takes you to Aubonne after 15 kms. From there its a 20 minutes climb up to Signale de Bougy. You get a nice view of the whole Lake Geneva region.

Then is down through Tartegnin, Mont-sur-Rolle, Bursin, Vinzel, Luins, Vich, and back to Nyon.

Distance: 38.8 Kms
Time: 1h 50min
Temperature: 5 degrees celsius
Altitude: 700 m

Climb to Bassins

Only an hour and 8 minutes doesn't give much time for a good workout. But a hill climb helps. So out of Nyon on the Route de Vignoble too Vich. A climb up to Begnins, through La Cezille, and on up to Bassins. A quick traverse through the valley toward Le Muids and down to Genolier through Duillier and back to Nyon.

Distance: 23.3 kms
Time: 1h 8 minutes
Altitude: 750 meters
Total climb to Bassins: 330 meters (1089 feet)
Temp: 8 degrees celcius