… what put my morale in order yesterday ~

1. training with the pals

2. glimpsing JustinRobinson taking his youth group out for a bike ride … he calls it training, i call it growth. thanks Justin ~ seeing that put a little light back into it all.

3. a conversation with my woman. a conversation about love, and need, and trust.

and i am grateful.

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Ban Radios

Michael Barry is a bit on the white-bread side of the fence, but gawdamn ~ i admire the way the guy rides and writes. And, he’s married to dede … so, he’s gotta have at least a wee bit of darky in him to keep a firestarter like that interested.

Hell yeah, Barry. I’m a fan.

Here’s an excerpt from his VsNewz piece {{LINK}} ~ too long, but right on.

“At the back of the peloton there were splits and bottlenecks on the small roads, so unless the leader was well placed he had no chance at victory. As everybody is racing to put their leader in front the speed naturally increases to the point where it felt as though we were heading towards the finish line – there was desperation in the group and riders took risks diving up the side and through gaps that barely exist to make it to the front before the beginning of the climb.

Universally, in most major bike races, the same desperation can be heard in the director’s voice over the radio as he knows the climb is coming and splits in the group are imminent; he warns the riders, scolds the riders, yells at the riders, to get to the front, and in position. Over the radio, he counts down the kilometers until the climb begins, until the climb is over and then, when we get to the top, tells us to stay in front for the dangerous descent as splits in the peloton and crashes going downhill can be equally damaging to the team. Racing would be far safer, more dynamic and interesting if radios were banned as the director now tugs the reins on his horses telling them when to go, turn, stop and eat.”

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