Sunday, February 24, 2008

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

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