26 October - Last Ride - Brazilian XXL OR 7 Bisses OR Joest's Chandolin ride

26'th is the last ride of the points season....lets go out in style:

Depending on the weather - but I plan for the best....I have three proposals:

Either

The Brazilian XXL (meet at Chalais teleferique at 8:30)
Braziliann XXL

or

7 Bisses Du Valais (Sierre train station at 8:30)
7 Bisses

or

Joests Chandolin ride (7:45 Bus from Sierre)
Chandolin - Illsee


As we 'gain' an hour on Sunday, getting up at 6 will be like getting up at 7 (the hours go back one hour) so an early start is possible: I plan the details based on interest later in the week.

I am partial to the Chandolin - Illsee -  Joest says its pretty 'good'. Depending on timing we could do that and then "funi" up to Crans and do the last part of the 7 bisses: Crans - Christ Roi -> Sion which is always "fun"!!

7 Bisses Revisited!!!

papy, labrico, nameless and missile
50km
Down: 2,244
Up: 1,175

It all started poorly
....I missed the opp to buy a caprice des dieux for the picnic...and lost time having to stop twice and still didint get my caprice des dieux...
...er three times as I had to buy some maps as GPS back up...
...labrico wasnt quite ready when I picked him up at his GF's place....GF number xx, I let you figure it out..
...but it was apparently not the one with the 'grosse balles' that he had "diddled" the night before!!
...meanwhile....nameless is busy also being (very) late.....(B.A.U.)
...meanwhile (rewind +-1 hour) Old Jo is getting ready and waiting for lisa to drop him off at the rendez-vous
...much later....missile and labrico arrive, nameless still not there....but arrives shortly after...
...papy has the time to have a sammich made for him...was it that good ??
and about 45minutes after the appointed hour we set-off...(we had to wait for labricos dumpathon to be over)

but then it got really REALLY good
4 hours of Crans/Montana/Chermignon/Lens/Sion bisses, ups, fast downs in an increasingly sauna like atmosphere. Awesome!! And we took the bus back to Crans which arrived at EXACTLY 18:06 as the schedule suggested. I love Switzerland !!

Points
Hosting: Missile
-0.5 for missile, nameless and labrico for being VERY late
0 new bike points for Labrico - seriously!! Yet another new bike...
+0.5 for papy for outstanding waiting patience
+0.5 for papy for a fine OTB - no damage or blood!! "Amazing Swiss Made Quality"
-1.5 for nameless for three (count them,THREE) flats
-0.5 for seat-post mechanicals: nameless...
+ 1 point for nameless for endless shock pump loaning (not for mechanicals mind....)
+ 1 for Papy for hosting apero and eats after the ride
+0.5 for missile for mechanical assistance, tire changing, etc etc.