“Wow.” “This is incredible.” “This is bumpy.” “This is steep.” “This is very steep.” “I can’t […]
Samoëns: so much more than the Joux Plane
The Haut-Giffre valley is a place of cycling pilgrimage, and Samoëns is its high […]
Bormio: a gold medal place to ride your bike
The Long Road to Bormio “Oh, thank Christ we’re finally here.” That was my […]
The 12 Climbs of Christmas 10-12
10. Flüelapass Our 10th climb of Christmas is the Flüelapass that links Davos with […]
The 12 climbs of Christmas 7-9
7. Sintra I went on holiday to Lisbon, Portugal this year. I took my […]
The 12 Climbs of Christmas 4-6
4. Mont Ventoux An all time classic for our 4th climb of Christmas. Mont […]
The 12 Climbs of Christmas 1-3
1. Passo Mortirolo Our first climb of Christmas 2025 is one I had never […]
Riding in Geneva
Are you in Geneva for a short time and looking for a guide to […]
50km for 50 Years
Not a long post today, but just a reflective ride today in celebration of […]
How Green is Your Valley?
Is it possible to ride over 5 cols in early April? You definitely can […]
Springing into the Jura
Ally was the last to arrive, but he was right on time. “It’s always […]
Tour du Salève
This is the perfect route for those colder days, when you don’t want to […]
Rain Check – A quick Tour du Canton Genève
Weather looking a bit grim over here Wet roads here, but I don’t think […]
Saint Claude Loop – long climbs, quiet roads and a giant pipe
A big day out in the Jura is on the cards if you take […]
Medieval Yvoire by bike
A beautiful, relatively flat ride out from Geneva into France to visit the beautiful […]
Col de la Colombière
This is the biggest Alpine climb close to Geneva that one can reasonably aim […]
Aire-Rhône Gravel
This is my go-to gravel loop from downtown Geneva when I’ve got around 90 […]
Geneva Vineyards
This is probably my favourite place for riding in and around Geneva. The reason […]
Leaving the Geneva Basin – Tour du Vuache
This is an excellent winter training loop from Geneva – with a decent amount […]
What’s the best type of ride?
I recently joined my friend Jim on the last leg of his 3 day […]