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Old 04-04-02 | 09:51 AM
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As velocipedio pointed out in a much earlier post you have to be careful who you label just because they are wearing team kit and riding slowly. I don't do it so it's not a problem, but here's an illustration. I was riding one day and saw that I was slowly gaining on a pair of cyclists well ahead. I picked it up a little to close the gap. Since I'm not very fast I was pretty proud of myself for catching them up. I asked if I could sit in a minute. They said "Sure." We didn't talk, and I had to turn off in a couple of blocks. They were wearing team kit of the premier amateur club in the region, and riding slowly enough for me to catch them from pretty far back. Some might think, team kit, expensive bikes, going slow - Harrumph! However, these two are one of the premier men and perhaps THE premier woman racer in the state. Her jersey had a state emblem on it so at the time I thought it might be one of those state flag jerseys from Voler, but it had the team name. In retrospect it might have been the state champion jersey! Even the best don't go 25-30 mph all the time. They were probably spinning down after a workout or just doing an easy day.

Personally, I consider anyone on a bike a comrade whether it's a construction worker on his way to work or a racer-type who won't even give me the time of day.
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