Living on Two Wheels

Every Sunday morning, I jump on my TCR C2 and go to the Gats for two loops. From New Edinburgh and back, it gives more or less 86 km. Quiet in early spring and late fall, the park attracts an incredible number of road cyclists at this time of the year. I am not a competitive person in nature but everything I am on the bike, I want to be the fastest; I want to be the first one on the top of the hill. It really gets my juice going. Cycling is my outlet. It is my religion. If I am disciplined, I usually end up of the season with 4,500 - 5,000 km. It is a far cry from the Lance Armstrongs of this world who can log more than 50,000 km in a single year. But it is not shabby either.

As I said, there are an incredible number of cyclists in this town. When I started road cycling seriously in 2001, cycling was mostly men. Over the years, something happened...there are more and more women to the sport. It is a welcome addition! They are good, really good and many of them are quite attractive...not attractive in the usual sense. No it is more the attractiveness that exudes from a lean and muscular body. Sort of like Kristin Armstrong.

The same can be said for running as well. Go to any running events in town, you'll see a strong contingent of women. It does change the face of sport in a very positive way.