Fifty Plus (50+) - Wall Street Journal: That French Bike Race Might Seem Easy Compared to This One

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Bare Feet
04-06-11, 08:53 AM
The 1,000 - Mile 'Tour de Pakistan' Finds Luring Foreigners Uphill Task; a $23 Cycle

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704355304576215494135981356.html?mod=ITP_AHED#articleTabs%3Darticle

This is great reading with a super slideshow too!

Shifty
04-06-11, 10:55 AM
What a great article, thanks Bare Feet!! With all of the problems and hurdles these guys are still looking at the bright side of things, like the Afghan team who come to the race to relax from the stresses at home. It's truly another world where a $23 bicycle is a good enough racer.

Fantastic!
Artkansas
04-06-11, 09:56 PM
That's on my bucket list for my next incarnation for sure.