2011 Race Reports 1, 2, 3 & 4: The End of My Youth… I lived my 50’s in my twenties (thanks to the heavy training for the Olympics that left me so exhausted I constantly craved sleep and avoided stairways.) Then, I lived my 20’s in my thirties (where I had seemingly endless energy and [...]
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(an edited repost… I think I’ve converted 3 or 4 cyclists with this line of logic) So… why is cycling the single greatest sport in the world? Three ages and three scenarios: 1) Age 35 – 65: Let’s say “you’ve arrived” – after switching jobs and questioning your career, finally, in your late 30’s or [...]
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Volume 5: The Sprinter’s Guide to Bike Maintenance “It’s the rider not the bike” – Mike Walden Roadies obsess over their equipment and view it as an ally in their route to success. Sprinters view the bike as a necessary evil. A great roadie finish includes references to how the bike and rider have “become [...]
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Volume 4: The Sprinter’s Guide to Cold Weather Riding “I love to ride – as long as it is sunny, downhill and with a tailwind” – anonymous sprinter Today in Chicago it was 53 degrees when I left work… and windy… and cloudy. Despite my bike being in the trunk and a reasonable departure time [...]
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INTRO: Sprinters are the pariahs of the peleton, despised and verbally abused as “wheelsuckers,” “peleton trollers,” or worse: http://www.truesport.com/bike/2005/articles/druber/druber13.html Deep down though is the unspoken truth: jealousy is at the heart of the contempt…. But, being a sprinter is more than fast twitch muscles, podiums, and podium girls – it is a lifestyle, with a [...]
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(The first in a series) INTRO: Sprinters are the pariahs of the peleton, despised and verbally abused as “wheelsuckers,” “peleton trollers,” or worse: http://www.truesport.com/bike/2005/articles/druber/druber13.html Deep down though is the unspoken truth: jealousy is at the heart of the contempt. In the roadie dominated peleton, where suffering is the gold standard, the very idea that someone [...]
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