Tag Archives: Cyclist

Why I ride, again

Posted on September 19, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

Cycling season is winding down. The days are getting shorter and it is harder to squeeze in a thirty mile ride on a Tuesday or Thursday evening without riding in the dark. I don’t like riding in the dark. I … Continue reading →

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Le Tour Y’all part deux

Posted on July 6, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

Once again American cycling fans get to watch what our European pedaling brothers and sisters simply take for granted, non-stop television coverage of professional cycling. The Tour de France started July 1st and since that date I have been glued to … Continue reading →

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Riding and living through the pain

Posted on May 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Life is hard. After all, it kills you.” –  Katharine Hepburn Suffering on bicycle is a point of pride for many cyclist, me included. Pedaling on a flat, windless, 70 degree day is easy, anyone can do that. But the … Continue reading →

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Riding my bicycle – why I ride

Posted on April 12, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride.” – Eddy Merckx It is cycling season, that time of year when the days are longer and warmer. A time that I can ride my … Continue reading →

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Biting off more than we can chew

Posted on February 13, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.” – Ella Williams For a guy my size and age I am a good road cyclist. Over the course of the last ten years or so I have probably ridden 60,000 … Continue reading →

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Finding our rhythm to dance too

Posted on October 20, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“I’m trying to find a new rhythm in my life” – Fabian Cancellara Cycling, like any competitive sport, requires discipline and a plan. As a recreational cyclist, it is easy for me to look on, with envy, at that those men and women … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Karma

Posted on September 7, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

One of the rules of the road as a cyclist, at least in my community, is that when you see a fellow cyclist on the side of the road fiddling with their bicycle to ask “Do you have everything you … Continue reading →

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My new hero – Mara Abbott

Posted on August 8, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Leader Mara Abbott caught in final 100m sprint, takes fourth “I didn’t believe it. I saw the 300m to go sign, and I thought ‘holy shit – I mean oh my goodness – I can actually win this’. Then I … Continue reading →

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Mother nature’s bitch

Posted on August 5, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

During the months of daylight savings I ride my bicycle 30 miles on Tuesday, 30 miles on Thursday, 50 to 60 miles on Saturday and either hike on Sunday or ride my bicycle 40 miles. So on a good week … Continue reading →

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Le Tour Y’all

Posted on July 5, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

So for the next three weeks Americans will get to experience what European cycling fans have long enjoyed, television coverage of bicycle racing. In my house this is akin to some Bubba from Redneckville, Alabama getting to watch Dale Earnhardt, come back … Continue reading →

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