I guess it doesn't actually qualify as "cool," but this morning it was definitely below 80F at sunrise and that's something to get excited about! As we were waiting up on the levee to get started, a girl who was running along the bike path stopped to ask when the rides started and if she could join in. Interesting . . . Anyway, we rolled out with the usual laid-back Friday group and after a while we picked up Tim Regan. Tim is just getting back on the bike after breaking the end of his collarbone a few weeks ago at the Baton Rouge Velodrome. (Note: You definitely do NOT want to pull a foot out of the clip in the middle of a match sprint!) Tim headed home early and later we picked up Realdo. Tim, Realdo and most of the Herring team are getting ready for a trip to the Tour of Guyana in a few weeks. I think there's a betting pool going as to whether Tim will actually make it there. Besides his collarbone issue, he and his wife are due for a new baby pretty soon.
If you want to see what happens when you pull a foot out in a match sprint, take a look at the video that Brooks B. took and that I put up temporarily on the website for your viewing pleasure. If you look closely (full-screen mode helps) you can see when he pulls his left foot out and launches himself over the bars. Just make sure it doesn't affect your plans to go over to Baton Rouge tomorrow for the track championships! I hope there's a good turnout tomorrow. Me? I dunno.
I'm thinking it might be a good weekend to try to put together a long ride on the Northshore on Sunday. Two road races the week after up in Shreveport. Word is that Kenny B. is up in NC doing the 5 crits in 5 days thing. Hope his legs recover from that in time for the trip to Guyana.
So yet another idiot writes a letter to the editor of the local newspaper complaining about cyclists. My favorite part:
"If you want to ride in the street, you should stop at signs, obey traffic lights and get insurance. I hope the police start giving tickets to cyclists who obstruct traffic."
I think she should get her fat ass out of the SUV, take the cellphone out of her ear, and do something useful. BTW, Bonnabel Blvd. is 4 lanes wide with a parking lane, so it's not so difficult to just go around the cyclists like everybody else - unless, of course, you're driving your air-conditioned SUV with one hand and talking on the cellphone while inhaling the toxic fumes from your recent trip to the hairdresser and eating a double cheeseburger from McDonald's that's dripping special sauce onto your Wal-mart dress.
Perhaps I stereotype. Seems only fair.
3 comments:
randy
btwn your thurs post and your post today where you have gone off on the writer of the letter to the editor in the TP, me thinks you need a vacation. Yes the woman needs to be educated but ...when was the last time you took a few days to yourself (and not vacation days scatterd to see your daughter's meets?)
Mary
Haha! Indeed I do need a vacation. Right now we have one person who has been out for a couple of weeks for surgery, one position that is vacant (but about to be filled), another person out on vacation, and one person who doesn't work on Fridays. That leaves two of us. You know I love it! At least I restrained my initial impulse to write a letter to the editor.
Hm, last time I checked, bicycles were around BEFORE the cars were. AND, we are allowed to ride two abreast on the road. I almost got in an arguement with my boss(can't win those!) about this same issue recently.
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