Jack was Comm 1. The chief judge at a bike race. He got to oversee sign on and order race organisers and riders about. Jack didn’t order about too much. He raced hard and fast in his youth and was front line in organising and taming our local sport after his pedalling ended . Jack
Our favourite bend is only 2 km away from Galibier towers, so I usually hit it, full of the joys after clicking in or knowing I’m nearly home on drained legs.It is tiny, about 50 metres in length, gently off camber. It shoots you back 170 degrees with the apex over an ancient stone bridge.
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At 7 am in the summer, the sun is above the buildings and treetops to give warm air to the bare legs and short shadows.
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What IS real- is the local stage race happening tonight. The Newry 3 day: A real, honest, local race where plumbers, fit ones; will race against tyre fitters.
Yesterday, was the worst day on a bike I can remember where I didn’t crash. I was late for the arranged meet. A tiny bit of shoe tongue folded over, not a lot, but when sealed beneath overshoes, every pedal turn niggled shoddy preparation. Off the bike for 10 days with some chest infection which Santa brought
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Today, I lay in bed and shuddered at the thought of going out in the rain, but thankfully, yesterday I bought new cable snips. My new Knipex snips were to be purchased for the sum of £32 in a local shop. As I stood in line waiting to pay, I though of the last pair
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From the birth of humans to 150 years ago, time for most people was astronomical. We set our daily limits and activities by sunrise or sunset. We determined what needed to be done by noon and ate at dusk. In the modern era, time is defined by clocks. Time is exact. Time is visible everywhere; on your wrist, on
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