Today was again the Tour de France with the Stage 7 time trial starting in the nearby town of Nuit-St Georges. We were lucky enough to get a last minute bike hire and rode the 25kms to the start through the vineyards of the Burgundy wine region. The time trial is a good stage to…

Today was all about the Tour de France with Stage 6 finishing in Dijon with a bunch sprint. After Mamfa did a reconnaissance run down the finishing straight this morning, we found a spot on the last corner to get a good view. We got there 3 hours before the riders to get front row…

After a short morning walk around Zurich, it was off to Dijon in France on the TGV. Just a short walk around Dijon then a lovely dinner in a plaza. I found a few friends along the way. I also tried riding a flower – not the most successful outcome. On this day in sporting…

The sporting fix today was a trip to the FIFA Museum (Zurich is the FIFA Headquarters) after Mamfa did a run for which he needed his own inspiration. It was very interesting and the tour provided some good stories. The original World Cup trophy could only be claimed permanently by the winner if they had…

A train ride to Zurich in Switzerland through Liechtenstein today. When the clouds were clear, there was some spectacular scenery from the train but mostly the mountains were in cloud unfortunately. Some key facts about Switzerland – Population – 9 million – Capital City – Bern – National Sport – Football – Summer Olympic Gold…