Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
A good friend, a fellow musician I've know for many years, used to race bikes years ago. He said he once got the opportunity to do a training ride with candidates for the US Olympic team. It was on a closed and marshaled course, 2 laps around a 75km loop through the woods of the Adirondack Mts. He said he hung with them for maybe 50km then got dropped. For the rest of the 150km he rode by himself. Riding by himself instead of pushing against other riders he noticed the beautiful woods and lay of the hills and the smell of the air. Prior to that he had missed all of it. He said that's when he realized he hated racing.
If it ain't fun don't do it.
Being tired can make it not be fun, can ruin your whole day.
So give it a break. May your get over your hurdles quickly!
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