zulu....... working in f***ing vevey is beginning to get on my t*ts....roadworks in morges are definately getting on my t*ts......new fridge needed installing....kids are away and the wife needs "looking after"....leaving for usa monday......blah blah blah.....dopey is putting the scores together and I will 'ref' them!!! thanks dopey....
PS So we dont forget anything all attendees: send your suggestions for yourself and your friends by comment to this blog!!!
Friday, 30 July 2010
US Trip - Anybody need anything
I am off to the US next monday for 9 days....send me your shopping list - I can't guarantee it but I'll try.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Ride Report - Double the Fun
A fitting send off for No.5 and a fine ride too....and no rain too!! Again. Wooo Hoooo....
Riders: Missile, Dopey, Nascar, Husky, No.5, Papy, Honeybadger, Iron Ass
Distance: 28.5 km
Ride Category: 6
Hosting: Missile, Ride EmCees: 1/3 of a point each for Missile, Dopey and Nascar !!
The “Superman” Award: Papy – Aussi tot arrivé....aussitôt prêt…. even without a phone booth ! +0.5 pts (even though you were late !!!)
The ‘I need a tool’ award: Papy for having a mini-mechanical (-0.25)
The “pois rouge” award: Nascar for cleaning the wall of death +1
The “pois-rouges-dauphin award” Papy for climbing the second highest +0.5 and on a trotinette too additional +0.5
The “pois-rouges-dauphins-fils award” Dopey for climbing into the bushes +0.33
The “adios muchachos” award – No.5 for leaving us +2 bonus
The “Masters Servant” award: Papy +0.5 for not breaking the dishes and also ferreting around in the fridge for mayo....
The “Water Baby Award” – Husky for being the last one in the swimming pool (papy doesn’t count as he was late) +0.5
The “Ice Man Cometh” Award – Missile for 6 flavours of scream all piled up (aaron... post that photo!!) +0.5
All complaints and challenges to be made within 2 hours of posting!!!
Quiz: whoever correctly identifies and posts the answers to :
1 point: What were the 6 flavours of ice-cream !!
Additional 1 point – astronomy 101: what type of telescope did we use last night....?
Final Quiz Point (1) – How many grams of hamburger did we eat last night ? (Top prizes for 3 clostest (1, 0.5, 0.25))
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010
July 27'th - Riding From Missiles......
Time: 18:00
Bring your yellow glasses (its dark in the Jura after 17:00)
Bring your yellow glasses (its dark in the Jura after 17:00)
Bring your swimsuit (we have water in the jura....we even have enough that we can collect it to put in a big concrete bath)
Bring your eating shoes (we eat afterwards)
2010 Caterpillar MTB weekend - Dopeys pics
All Joe's and Joe drivers thank you for a fantastic weekend....awesome! Super trails, nice food, happy campers, easy going and beautiful nature.....
Here are my pics! Enjoy the slideshow HERE.
Enjoy!
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Exile on Main Street Jussy - Wednesday July 21, 2010
Rider: Papy, support crew Mick, Keith, Ron
Location: "Waiter, serve me a Dry Jussy Woods, please !"
Distance: 38 km
Average: 19 km p/h
Maximum speed: 52 km p/h
Duration: 1 hour 58 '
Time of start: 19.15h .....nobody but me in the woods not even the mosquitos..
Condition of track: Dry, dry and dry
Achievements: Did not stop, did not put foot on ground in Sentier des Douaniers...
Encouragements provided by Rolling Stones during the ride and by Heineken upon arrival !
Special thanks to: Isostar, Squeezy.
Points: Mr Ref, I cannot beat your reports but just throwing in some comments to share, points left to appreciation !
Location: "Waiter, serve me a Dry Jussy Woods, please !"
Distance: 38 km
Average: 19 km p/h
Maximum speed: 52 km p/h
Duration: 1 hour 58 '
Time of start: 19.15h .....nobody but me in the woods not even the mosquitos..
Condition of track: Dry, dry and dry
Achievements: Did not stop, did not put foot on ground in Sentier des Douaniers...
Encouragements provided by Rolling Stones during the ride and by Heineken upon arrival !
Special thanks to: Isostar, Squeezy.
Points: Mr Ref, I cannot beat your reports but just throwing in some comments to share, points left to appreciation !
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
RIP and Rib ride....the pics
We rode all the way to the top of the Saleve....what a climb!
No 5. on this way during the last ascent of the Saleve peak....
we are going to miss the OTB man!
Hello! Still smiling but those RIP's and ribs are hurting.....
Missile.....greeting his friend. Hello cow....., Hello Missile...!!
Me and my fingers......go finger yourself!
Nascar forgot to take his pills....recovery from the BCBR.
ET phone home.......
Points suggestion:
+ 1 for No.5 still showing up with those nasty RIPS & ribs.
- 1 for the one that made a comment about my camera skills...Joe bring your own pic shooter next time!
3DC & Co family ride
Last evening while the adults were ridding on the Salève dune, the 3DC family went ridding on the announced ride for that tuesday ride i.e Mt Muessy. Kelly has been for many month as good as the father for party, but since her last week along the Geneva 's lake ride she has improved her biking skills as well. She'll be ridding with us soon.
1 point for the 3Dc & Co to be on the agended ride.
1 point for the 3Dc & Co to be on the agended ride.
Monday, 19 July 2010
Tomorrow's ride...?? What's up 3DC is going to be Mt Muessy or Saleve?
Veyrier it will be!
Ride Tuesday July 20th:
NEW Time: 18:30 hours.
Place: Veyrier Douane parking
Where: Cable car up and ride top Saleve + Petite
Dinner: TBD
Take your ticket for the telepherique please!!
CAT MTB Club Week-end 23 - 25 July 2010
To give you a taste.... here is the 2005 version
(To view best quality: click thru to youtube - choose 480p and EXPAND view (NOT full screen). Hit pause to stop each slide......
To prepare you for 2010 expedtition, here are this years details....
CAT Mountain bike club Week-end du 23 au 25 Juillet 2010:
Vendredi 23 :
16h00 env. prise du bus
17h00 rendez vous Bogis-Bossey
Chargement des bus et remorques :parking a disposition
18h30 Prise des chambres à Yverdon
Hôtel de l'Ange
Rue de Clendy 25
Yverdon
Tel: 024/425 25 85
Contact: Babette
CHF 70.00 pour les doubles et CHF 60.00 pour les triples, par personne, p'tit déj. inclus
Chambres: 3 x Triples et 1 x Double (11 x places)
Nuit et soirée à Yverdon ..
Samedi 24 :
7h00 réveil
7h30 déjeuner régler les chambres
8h30 Départ de l’hôtel pour la gare.
9h12 départ du train Yverdon St-Croix (2.- la course 2.- le vélo)
9h48 arrivée à St croix
10h00 départ pour le lac des Brenets parcours Boum boum
12h30-13h30 repas (TBD)
18h00 env. arrivée lac des Brenets
Hôtel Les Cygnes
Villers Le Lac - France (juste à côté des Brenêts)
Tel: +33 3 81680120 - www.hotelrestaurantlescygnes.com
Contact: Mme René
EURO 55.00 par personne, inclus chambre, dîner et petit déjeuner - PREVOIR EUROS !!
Chambres: 3 x Triples et 1 x Double (11 x places)
Nuit lac des Brenets pub, surprise.
Pour les Joes Drivers, départ Yverdon pour St Ursanne.
Dépôts des remorques et 1 voiture à St Ursanne camping.
Rendez-vous lac des Brenets 18h00 env. avec les bagages
Dimanche 25 :
8h00 réveil
8h30 petit déjeuné
9h30 départ pour St Ursanne parcours Boum boum
12.30-13.00h. Lunch au Restaurant le Theusserets Goumois JU - Tel 032/951 14 51 avec les Joes Drivers. Table(s) booked.
17h00 env. arrivée à St Ursanne
Baignades dans le Doubs douches petite collation au camping.
20h00 env. retour à Bogis-Bossey.
Retour du bus.
Transport :
Bus VW 9 places avec crochet de remorquage (400.- Frs / week-end)
1 voiture 5 places avec crochet de remorquage
Remorque oscar 5 vélos, remorque Bucher 4 vélo, 1 porte vélo 3 vélo.
Train Yverdon – St croix 9h12-9h48 (4 Frs / pers)
Hébergement et repas :
Yverdon : Hôtel de l'Ange 66.- ou 70 CHF
Vendrdi soir : A définir
Samedi midi : non définis. Repas en route
Samedi soir : Hôtel Les Cygnes
Les Brenets :Hôtel Les Cygnes 55€
Dimanche midi : Restaurant le Theusserets Goumois
Dimanche soir collation : camping de St Ursanne Le Chandelier
Participants : 11 = 9 bikers + 2 drivers (8 x Cat - 3 x Dogs...)
Jo Driver 1 (Chantal)
Jo Driver 2 (Linda)
Papy
Husky
Boum Boum
Troidecis
No5
Missile
Dopey
Nascar
Nameless
Zulu
Honey badger
LaBrico (who might come on Sunday only...)
(To view best quality: click thru to youtube - choose 480p and EXPAND view (NOT full screen). Hit pause to stop each slide......
To prepare you for 2010 expedtition, here are this years details....
CAT Mountain bike club Week-end du 23 au 25 Juillet 2010:
Vendredi 23 :
16h00 env. prise du bus
17h00 rendez vous Bogis-Bossey
Chargement des bus et remorques :parking a disposition
18h30 Prise des chambres à Yverdon
Hôtel de l'Ange
Rue de Clendy 25
Yverdon
Tel: 024/425 25 85
Contact: Babette
CHF 70.00 pour les doubles et CHF 60.00 pour les triples, par personne, p'tit déj. inclus
Chambres: 3 x Triples et 1 x Double (11 x places)
Nuit et soirée à Yverdon ..
Samedi 24 :
7h00 réveil
7h30 déjeuner régler les chambres
8h30 Départ de l’hôtel pour la gare.
9h12 départ du train Yverdon St-Croix (2.- la course 2.- le vélo)
9h48 arrivée à St croix
10h00 départ pour le lac des Brenets parcours Boum boum
12h30-13h30 repas (TBD)
18h00 env. arrivée lac des Brenets
Hôtel Les Cygnes
Villers Le Lac - France (juste à côté des Brenêts)
Tel: +33 3 81680120 - www.hotelrestaurantlescygnes.com
Contact: Mme René
EURO 55.00 par personne, inclus chambre, dîner et petit déjeuner - PREVOIR EUROS !!
Chambres: 3 x Triples et 1 x Double (11 x places)
Nuit lac des Brenets pub, surprise.
Pour les Joes Drivers, départ Yverdon pour St Ursanne.
Dépôts des remorques et 1 voiture à St Ursanne camping.
Rendez-vous lac des Brenets 18h00 env. avec les bagages
Dimanche 25 :
8h00 réveil
8h30 petit déjeuné
9h30 départ pour St Ursanne parcours Boum boum
12.30-13.00h. Lunch au Restaurant le Theusserets Goumois JU - Tel 032/951 14 51 avec les Joes Drivers. Table(s) booked.
17h00 env. arrivée à St Ursanne
Baignades dans le Doubs douches petite collation au camping.
20h00 env. retour à Bogis-Bossey.
Retour du bus.
Transport :
Bus VW 9 places avec crochet de remorquage (400.- Frs / week-end)
1 voiture 5 places avec crochet de remorquage
Remorque oscar 5 vélos, remorque Bucher 4 vélo, 1 porte vélo 3 vélo.
Train Yverdon – St croix 9h12-9h48 (4 Frs / pers)
Hébergement et repas :
Yverdon : Hôtel de l'Ange 66.- ou 70 CHF
Vendrdi soir : A définir
Samedi midi : non définis. Repas en route
Samedi soir : Hôtel Les Cygnes
Les Brenets :Hôtel Les Cygnes 55€
Dimanche midi : Restaurant le Theusserets Goumois
Dimanche soir collation : camping de St Ursanne Le Chandelier
Participants : 11 = 9 bikers + 2 drivers (8 x Cat - 3 x Dogs...)
Jo Driver 1 (Chantal)
Jo Driver 2 (Linda)
Husky
Boum Boum
Troidecis
No5
Missile
Dopey
Nascar
Nameless
Zulu
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Saturday, 17 July 2010
Tomorrow / Sunday 18 July ride Start at 08h59 L'Asse - Exploring La Dole
Start ride at 08h59 train at L'Asse....
Tour up an over La Dole.....back by noon-isch
Todays statistics and pics.....you all missed a great one!
Up: 700m
Down: 1.150m
Length: 22km
Timing: home at 12h15
Weather: Super dry and sunny in Jura land
Riders: Nascar, Missile and Dopey
Missile....from the plane on the bike!! Weldone
Points:....from the ref.
Here are the pics:
Exploring La Dole...
Swiss single track....in your back yard.
Happy Missile!!!
Look at those 140mm forks!
What a place nice place....and my best friends!!
La Dole insight.....1.672m of happiness in the Jura garden
Nascar brought Swiss chees sandwich for everybody.
The king of the day! + 100 points
Vroaaammm....the start of the descend
Nascar going down the "Prairie".....
Missile....sliding down the steed trails
Friday, 16 July 2010
Chateau Husky - The ride pics.....+ Next weeks ride!!!
That, that there.....yes, that......is f...cked!!
He is looking for the whistle?.....Let me make a
suggestion. It sound like: Shimano, Hope,.......
A bit of farmland riding.....somebody said something about singletrack....
Nice trails on the Saleve....
Points to be earned....who can tell the difference?
A new trail.....only on Boumboum's GPS......
Wroooaaaawww........!!!
Sorry the dinner was so good I forgot to take pictures....I guess we
have to do it all over again. The dinner I mean......
Points suggestions:
Husky: +2, dinner, music, beers all out doors! Top!
Boumboum: Trail seaker points....Hmmmm no.....if there is no trail
on the map...there is no trail! And did I get that right.....a Saleve
trail that was not on your GPS?
Nascar: Thanks for the continuous whistle.....no bears or other danger
on the Saleve.....fix those breaks please!
Next weeks ride on the Saleve again. Its Paleo time.....noise, liquor
and tourist from Geneva.....
Ride Tuesday July 20th:
Time: 18:00 hours.
Place: Veyrier Douane parking
Where: Cable car up and ride top Saleve + Petite
Dinner: Lots of meat in Geneve.....Can I suggest carbonnade in Geneva!
Take your ticket for the telepherique please!!
Monday, 12 July 2010
July 11, 2010 ride report of Chamonix - Genève
The ride on Garmin Connect
Guide : Boumboum
Riders : Papy, Husky, 3DC, Zulu, No 5
What : Chamonix - Genève, as close as possible to the Arve
How much : 96km, 5h01 moving time, 19km/h average moving speed, 736m up and 1356m down
Conditions : very dry, a little fresh air of the freezing Arve, but especially canicular
Trails : mainly very fast and flowing dirt roads, some short sections on paved roads and a few surprises on the way...
Mechanical : no flat, nothing !
Emergency : No 5 did a pancake falls, no blood but I hope no affected ribs
In my opinion, everyone get the same number of points for this ride :
2 points for such a long ride
0.5 points for resisting the heat and keep a good humor
See you next year for Zermatt - Geneva or Gstaad - Geneva...
Those who took photos can send them to me so I can add to this blog, thank you.
Thursday, 8 July 2010
MTB RIDE AT HUSKY'S PLACE 13JUL2010
Hi Cats and Dogs,
I propose a ride next Tuesday 13 July 2010 from my place "Grange neuve" 74930 ARBUSIGNY. We will ride either on the "Plateau des Bornes" or go up the Salève.
Time: 18.00h
Dinner => Fondue Chinoise (sounds like people are not bored with this menu!!!) + Drinks at my place
As we need to order the meat quite some time in advance, please try to confirm as quick as possible
Looking forward seeing you
A+ HUSKY
Michel Bucher
CSARL Inventory Coordinator
Cat Sarl - Geneva Sales Accounting
Ext : 4286 - Fax : 4511
I propose a ride next Tuesday 13 July 2010 from my place "Grange neuve" 74930 ARBUSIGNY. We will ride either on the "Plateau des Bornes" or go up the Salève.
Time: 18.00h
Dinner => Fondue Chinoise (sounds like people are not bored with this menu!!!) + Drinks at my place
As we need to order the meat quite some time in advance, please try to confirm as quick as possible
Looking forward seeing you
A+ HUSKY
Michel Bucher
CSARL Inventory Coordinator
Cat Sarl - Geneva Sales Accounting
Ext : 4286 - Fax : 4511
Sunday 11 July : Chamonix - Genève
Meeting : 9:00am at the BP gas station on the route Blanche, between the P+R Sous-Moulin and the Thônex-Vallard border
Drive : 2 cars with "chauffeur" to take us to Chamonix (45')
Where : start the ride in downtown Chamonix, then Servoz, Chedde, Saint-Martin, Cluses, Thuet, Bonneville, L'Eculaz, casino d'Annemasse, Vernaz and back to cars.
What : 92km, mainly on fast rolling dirt roads, 5h biking + pauses, +550m, -1210m
Option : at Marignier, we can make a detour to see the Tour de France at 15:30 between Saint-Jeoire and Mieussy (8km, elevation +100m)
Take : lots of water, energy bars, small picnic and good humor
Who is in ?
July 6, 2010 ride report: The Enchanting Horses of Salève
Host : Boumboum
Riders : Papy, Husky, Badger, Boumboum and Newbees Christophe and Aaron
What : Salève, plateau des Bornes and Arve banks
How much : 41km, 2h42 moving time, 655m up and 1305m down
Trails : everything you can imagine, in less than 4 hours !
Points :
+1 for all with such big smiles after each downhill
-0.5 for newbee Christophe for mismanagement of the laundry (no CAT shirt, Aaron did better on this)
-0.5 for Papy biking inside the upper cable car station (he couldn't wait)
+1 for Badger for an OTB and blood in the first downhill to La Muraz
+0.5 for newbee Aaron for jumping on these f...... rocks near Le Feu
+0.5 for Boumboum for choosing a flowy descent in a nice grassland, but - 0.5 because it was the wrong way (Aaron was for numerous ups and downs, but later, when he was on autopilot, he thought that this was not such a good idea)
+1 for Christophe for his phrase "ça fait chier, je pars en vacances 3 semaines" when we talked about the upcoming Tuesday nights looking at the Mont-Blanc, the Lake Léman and the sunshine behind the Salève
+0.5 for Papy for his combative spirit in the many "coups de cul"
+0.5 for Husky for his barking so we know he is still with us
+1 for Boumboum for biking the "yurt uphill" (you may compare it to "Joest's free dinner climb")
+1 for Boumboum for grilling and the magnum of Burgundy (3DC : do they have magnums at VG?)
Please add your suggestions, I heard about a medal of GPS...
Where are the Enchanting Horses ?
It does not matter, we will catch up
Look at my new CAT shirt !
Christophe takes the photo and say his famous phrase (see up)
Lake Geneva is left of Christophe
Papy is doing a new version of "Pont de Labrico": même pas mal...
... and Christophe is going too fast for the photographer
The Mont-Blanc is Mont-Rose tonight
That was the "yurt uphill"
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