“the pleasure of riding”
“It was up Kingston Hill that he first noticed a peculiar feeling, a slight tightness at his knees; but he noticed, too, at the top… Read More »“the pleasure of riding”
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“if Bottechia had not abandoned it at Pamplona”
I had coffee out on the terrasse with the team manager of one of the big bicycle manufacturers. He said it had been a very… Read More »“if Bottechia had not abandoned it at Pamplona”
Get a bicycle!
“Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.” (Mark Twain: Taming the Bicycle)
“He was flying like a racer”
“A solitary cyclist was coming towards us. His head was down and his shoulders rounded, as he put every ounce of energy that he possessed… Read More »“He was flying like a racer”