After I’ve only found the way to bed past 2AM last night, I wasn’t feeling all that fresh for a long ride this morning. It was a bit hazy, but the sun was already busy slicing a clear message into the haze that a great day lay ahead. A bit tired, I pulled the Focus out of the basement and decided to take an easy spin up to the Chasseral. I climbed the Psycho to Magglingen, then turned off to the left to reach Lamboing. I looped around the Mont Sujet and stopped at the Métairie de Prêles. My mom was working there and she offered me a half liter of Coke. That sugar bomb was super welcome. Right when I saddled up to continue the ride, a biker with a familiar face climbed up the mountain road. I was going the same way, quickly caught up and sure enough - it was an old cycling buddy from the days I was in the local bike club in the early 90ies. Neither he nor I remained members. He was riding a rigid MTB from exactly those days - a steel Ferraroli with all original Deore XT parts from the early days of Swiss mountain biking. We rode to the Chasseral together at an easy pace and chatted about bikes and the world. We stopped at the Chasseral restaurant for a drink, then descended to Nods on the road, where we each went different ways. He continued to the nearby paragliding landing spot to meet up with a couple of friends that were enjoying a day in the air and I headed east to Lamboing to return home. Perfect day that turned even better sharing it with someone who’s been riding just about as long as myself.
| Distance: | 68.4km (42.5 miles) |
| Elevation: | 2’402m (7’880 feet) |
| Time: | 03:54:43 |
| Speed (avg/max): | 17.5/80.1 kph (10.9/49.8 mph) |
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