Cycling needs to ban these things!
The latest iteration of Oakley Jawbreakers, for example. To wear them here in the UK requires planning permission. You are a cyclist; you are not Boba Fett from Star Wars.
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A lose-lose situation for Team Sky
All the envelopes have been pushed and all the gains have been marginalised. It’s the end of an era.
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Christmas, here in the UK, is a time of tradition and ritual. We reconnect with friends and family. We reflect on the lives of those less fortunate than us. We reaffirm our relationship with alcohol.
Lemond v Hinault v Cheney
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Massive calorie deficit
I rolled down the hill and home, and sat at the kitchen table seeing stars. The hollow stare of a (hungry) Vietnam vet. I inhaled a cheese sandwich without chewing. Slurped a cup of tea without pause. Slowly, the creeping kilojoules soaked into my system and I returned to something resembling life.
Biking Behaviour (part 30): The (un)fair-weather cyclist
Teeth were gritted, loins were girded, questioning raised eyebrow emoji texts from my riding buddy were ignored, and I pedalled out into the breach. We met up, made gallows humour, and resolved to do the local loop and the “see how it is.”
