First GIN Bike Ride 2020

A somewhat reduced group from the Lockdown Peleton assembled at the Divonne Lake on Weds 1 July in fine sun. We attempted to explore the fine 2019 bike path from Divonne to Gex, and particularly a new 2020 section on to Ornay (as Richard had told us it went there) – but none of us knew where Ornay was. We reached the very end (Ornay?) after a traversing a small missing piece of track, but although rideable the last part was still officially closed, opening 17th July.

Satisfied we had pushed it to the end, we retreated to Gex and then Vesancy and Bonmont, me with a slow rear puncture. As one of us had just had a Covid19 test and was not yet apprised of the result (eventually negative) we aborted the usual terrace lunch and headed back in the sunshine. Next time.

Attending, Long, Taylor, Watts.

Apologies, Mervyn, Peter D, Philip, Tim.

Ornay – end of the line
Bonmont – again

Author: Peter Taylor

Londoner, now also Swiss lives in Coppet with Jill and Kobie the Cobberdog. Ex DuPont and Conoco. Also TMcL (before then KPMG London, Manchester and Bristol). FCA and ATII. BSC Physics - Bristol 1973. Ex-President of NGO Norlha (closed down). Owner of Help for Humla (NW Nepal). Likes dogs, mountains, prog rock, bikes, hikes, climbs, swims, skis (x-country - down and uphill), raquetttes. But joints are getting creaky.

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