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    The Reminders of Being Blessed

    The Long Road Back Finale’ “A voice said to me, in summer language: Dottie, you are blessed And I felt the yellow light of the sun eating… Read more “The Reminders of Being Blessed”

    August 6, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    Pardoned and Paroled

    The Long Road Back Part Three The weeks passed, and phone calls continued to come in, encouraging me to feel better and stay positive. In the mirror… Read more “Pardoned and Paroled”

    June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    Mind over Matter

    The Long Road Back Part Two The head game of injury is sometimes greater than the injury itself, although my physical injury was . . . well,… Read more “Mind over Matter”

    June 24, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    USA Cycling and Sort of Frank Thomas

    It is no secret that road racing is declining rapidly in the United States, if not all together dead. There are multiple reasons for this, nor do… Read more “USA Cycling and Sort of Frank Thomas”

    June 28, 2019 by secondratecyclist

    Riding with a World Champion Part II

    Continuing from last week, as the road narrowed and the road began to rise, one thing I noticed immediately about the roads of Northern California, at least… Read more “Riding with a World Champion Part II”

    May 6, 2019 by secondratecyclist

    Hop On

    Only a minute long, this video perfectly demonstrates the missing element. It’s truly not all about the bike.

    Bon Vélo!

    May 17, 2016 by secondratecyclist

    First of the Season

    Butterflies were present, just wondering how my off-season stuff would pan out. The couple of weeks leading into this event looked promising.  I felt strong and able… Read more “First of the Season”

    April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 by secondratecyclist

    Whoever You are . . .

    Yeah, I’m on some kind of cycling video binge. This particular video may have already been seen by you, but I can watch it time and time… Read more “Whoever You are . . .”

    March 31, 2016 by secondratecyclist

    Let It EAT!

    I’ve mentioned before that I get almost giddy around fast cars, muscle or exotics. They are built for one thing: MOVE. I’ve ridden in many of both kinds, from… Read more “Let It EAT!”

    March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 by secondratecyclist

    Cycling Breakfast?

    I do realize that at some point I will be told that these videos fall into one of two categories: lazy blogging or redundant. Thing is that… Read more “Cycling Breakfast?”

    March 15, 2016 by secondratecyclist

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