“I am a real cyclist, but not a virtual one. If this is gonna be the future… I don’t think so.” –Peter Sagan Yes, I was in… Read more “Zwifting with a Wahoo Kickr Bike”
Tag: cycling
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”
Strength to Weakness
The Long Road Back Part Eight Descending is underrated. A cyclist can gain massive time advantages on riders (and segments if that is your thing) if he… Read more “Strength to Weakness”
The Eighty-Mile Mark
The Long Road Back Part Seven Have you ever been driving and miss an exit ramp, only to find out that the next ramp is eight miles… Read more “The Eighty-Mile Mark”
Answering the Call
The Long Road Back Part Six Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me… Read more “Answering the Call”
The Next Rung on the Ladder
The Long Road Back Part Five When I was a teenager, I remember thinking how cool it would be to own a new truck. Many kids in… Read more “The Next Rung on the Ladder”
The False Flat
The Long Road Back Part Four Standing at the entrance to the hospital, I thought it comical what was happening in front of me. Everyone was having… Read more “The False Flat”
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”
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”
The Long Road Back
Part One It happened so quickly. I remember things in pieces, as if you tore different pages from a magazine. Blood and dirt. My bike in pieces.… Read more “The Long Road Back”
