Romain Bardet saved my life
Some years ago I found myself sweating and struggling up the Col de Joux Plane – a high alpine pass,Continue Reading
Category: real life cycling
Pro-solitude, not anti-people
I’m not against people. I mingle with them regularly with barely any ill effects. Some of my best friends, inContinue Reading
Egan Bernal and the Thief of Joy
“Comparison is the thief of joy,” said Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth American president back in the early twentieth century, beforeContinue Reading
It’s been emotional
Humans, as you probably know, have a whole range of emotions at their disposal. Some experts suggest there could beContinue Reading
Cyclists in a café (a Guinness World Record attempt)
The temperature was hovering around zero, and there hung a fog of frozen moisture in the air, forming droplets onContinue Reading
Don’t buy upgrades, ride upgrades
“Don’t buy upgrades, ride upgrades” – Eddy Merckx Wise words, of course, from perhaps the greatest bike rider of allContinue Reading
Tick follows tock follows tick…
The clock is ticking. It’s a clock of my own making, but a clock nonetheless. It will count down untilContinue Reading
