Cycling - Is it just a sport? A way of life? A lifestyle?
I don't know. ... I was reading the feed from another racers blog. This guys seemed serious about training, had all the best stuff, some cool tools like powermeters and was talented. Apparently, though, he seemed to get cought up in the politics of things and is now searching for a new sport. Even saying he's putting the bike away.
Which is fine by me. I could care less about some guy racing a couple states over from me. But my point is, ... is this just a sport?
I know that not everyone shares the same passion for riding as I do. And yet I know there are many others who are much more passionate about cycling than myself. But ... It seems to me, that if you are committed to riding hundreds of miles a week, for numerous years, even if it's for sport and competition, you must love it.
So to say you're giving up to the point of putting the bike away, just seems ... drastic and excessive. As far away from the sport as I got, and as lazy and out of shap as I had gotten ... not a summer had gone by that I didn't get out and ride some. I havn't missed at least a little coverage of the tour (you do know it starts on Saturday, right?). It was never far from me.
I guess I'm trying to say that even when I wasn't activly cycling, I was still a cyclist. I don't think I can give that up. To me it's more than a sport. It's not a way of life, it surely isn't a lifestyle. It just is a part of me. I was, am, and think I will always be a cyclist.
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Wednesday 07/02/2008 | 04:44 pm
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