The "discover Romans area food" ride report (Romans is our home town and food and wine came from the region).
Riders (12): Papy, Balls, Tanya, Beau-Jo-Lais, Nascar, Number5, Weasel, Labrico, Newbees Dion and Nicolas, Limoncello, and Missile as "I am a poor lonesome rider"
Dinner attendance: all riders but Tanya who couldn't make it, plus Christèle and Thomas.
Ride details: Thanks to Labrico's estimate (his GPS record includes the Le Coin-Veyrier trip), we biked for about 1h45, 25 kms, and with 560m elevation on the Petit Salève.
Highlights:
Pretty nice ride along the arve river before we hit the Petit-Salève. Usual good downhill. The place to ride in the Geneva area
Quite a big group: 11 riders + 1 another one chasing or preceeding the group, or may be he got lost along the arve river and never found the Salève, who knows.
Despite the size of the group, departure almost on time.
Quote of the day: "Regardes pas en bas" (Papy) to Nicolas as we were about to cross the west side of the mountain.
Mechanical: broken chain (Nicolas), worn out break pads (Tanya)
OTB: Balls, ending up with no arm but a broken rear brake handle (riding a trotinette, I can't tease you on getting a real bike, but others will I guess)
OTB with style: Labrico (see below)
Dinner: caillettes + saucisses d'herbe + saucisses de viande + ravioles + Côtes du Rhône (all from hometown area), followed by homemade apple/apricot pie and the famous homemade limoncello.
The "bucheron" award: Labrico, trying to clear up the trail "head first" from a low hanging branch (diameter about 12-15 cm, get BoumBoum to saw it instead). Landing in the only muddy patch of the ride. Well done Claude!
The "brocanteur" award: Nicolas, for coming back with his old and dusty Decathlon bike without even putting some oil on the chain after 2 years or so of no use.
The "lack of planning" award: all riders with no lights. Guys, we are in September, must be part of the standard package now!
The "more beer for me please" award: Missile; for being home at 8h30 well ahead of the others
The "detox riders" award: Beau-Jo-Laid, Missile and Dion, for a good ride after dinner to get the fluid cleaned up.
The "I'll be back award": Number 5, for escaping the flat Peoria area for some good uphill
The "don't drink all my limoncello" award: Thomas, who had planned to drink it with his university mates. Too bad Son!
The "decibel" awards: Balls (1st) and Missile (2nd): prices given by Tiphaine, who was trying to sleep upstairs prior to her first day back to school
The "I am so lucky to be Limoncello's wife" award: Christèle, for "helping" me out to feed the team ... she basically did most of it, thanks Honey!
Points Points Points:
- All riders: 1 point for attendance
- Missile: 0.5 point, knowing he could not make it on time, but still showing up and trying to catch up chasing the group
- Limoncello: 2 points for organizing and hosting
- Extra points related to attendance???
- Balls and Labrico: 1 point for OTB
- Labrico: 0.5 point: no blood, but nice try!
- Nicolas: -0.5 point for lack of care on his so-called bike (il y a des soldes à Véloland!!)
- Dion: 0.5 point for mechanical assistance to Nicolas (chain link)
- Labrico: 0.5 point for break pad check-up on Tanya's bike
Any other suggestion ... shout!
Thanks to all for a great ride and evening,
Christophe and family
Labrico demonstrating his mechanical skills, prior to demonstrating his "flying skills"
You boys will you bring your lights!
Will you stop talking and poor the juice in MY glass please .... Hum, I love this!
CHEERS !!!
