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On Sunday @Cycliste and I planned on doing a long 135km ride from Nyon back to @Cycliste's flat. We got the train to Nyon and headed up the hill to Saint-Cergue. When we set off it was overcast and spitting with rain, but not too cold. Approaching 1000m, there was plenty of snow at the side of the road and although you can't see it in the photo, a decent amount of snow was falling. And the headwind was driving it straight at us.
On the way down, we stopped off for a hot choccy at a cafe and decided that today was not the day for a long ride. The fact we were both freezing cold and shivering uncontrollably, and all the other patrons in the cafe were either laughing at our stupidity or gazing at us in wonder as to why anyone would be so stupid as to ride a bike in that weather probably helped the decision. So we went back down to Gland to get the train back to Vevey.
However, by the time we got to Lausanne the weather had improved, so I hopped out to ride back to Vevey. Jolly nice it was too.
I ended up taking the Corniche back to Vevey, one of the classic cycling routes in that part of the world. I've probably posted a photo of the Corniche before, but you can never have too many.
Still a bastard of a headwind, but at least it wasn't too cold. I got back to find @Cycliste drinking tea and watching Milan-San Remo, but once the Sky boys got caught and it looked like it was going to be a bunch sprint finish, I set of for Ride #3 of the day, up to Les Plaiedes and back. Only a 16 mile figure of eight, but it goes straight up from 400m up to 1170m and then straight back down again, so by the time I got back I was once again bogging cold, couldn't feel my toes, and was starting to shiver uncontrollably. Still a good day though, even if the riding was a bit 'bitty'.