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    Let’s Be Honest

    The thing about professional cycling is the bandwagon reporting. If you see one story, you have pretty much seen them all. If Egan Bernal is on fire,… Read more “Let’s Be Honest”

    April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    A World Tour Race in 2024

    July 5, 2024 Stage 11, Tour de France With the blind and dysfunctional leadership of the Union Cycliste International, professional cycling has drastically devolved. The major blip… Read more “A World Tour Race in 2024”

    April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    Buffalo Determination

    Storms are frequent and many times unexpected in the western United States. The dark rolling clouds, with almost a menacing personality, stalk the prairies and farmlands and… Read more “Buffalo Determination”

    March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    The Will to be the Best . . . kind of

    No matter what the sport, there will always be those who accel above others. Natural talents, gifts if you will, that are given to a tiny, select… Read more “The Will to be the Best . . . kind of”

    February 25, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    Rattled and Setback, a question to the cycling community

    Maybe some have noticed . . . most probably not, but I have been off of the blog radar. Climbing off of my trainer on the January… Read more “Rattled and Setback, a question to the cycling community”

    February 4, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    Speed

    Speed is relative. Many riders think they are fast, until they are around someone who is fast. Maybe being faster is important to you, but being “fast”… Read more “Speed”

    January 14, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    Asceticism, Cycling and the New Year

    Addiction comes in all forms. Some only replace one addiction for another. Many are healthy. Many are not; but much of it comes from the amount of… Read more “Asceticism, Cycling and the New Year”

    January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    Day to Day and Living Life to Its Fullest

    “I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was… Read more “Day to Day and Living Life to Its Fullest”

    November 18, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    The Dixie Mafia

    Winder, Georgia cannot be located on a map, by some people, even those who live in a nearby city of Atlanta, only 42 miles east. Established as… Read more “The Dixie Mafia”

    October 28, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    The Autumn South

    If you have never lived a period of time in the southern states of America, it is hard to explain the seasonal transitions or lack thereof. Here… Read more “The Autumn South”

    October 27, 2020 by secondratecyclist

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