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Reflections on Bike Racing Part I

The North Star Grand Prix 2014

By Kurt Brown

June 23^rd, 2015

A bit late, but hopefully not too late

Just a short bit on the 2014 North Star Grand Prix and bike racing in general…Yes, I know I’m a year late and unfortunately they cancelled the women’s race this year, but I might as well publish this, right?

“off the back”

You will get familiar with the terms “off the back” and “being shelled” at some point

accidents

Happen

The pursuit

The charging peloton is relentless

Sometimes you get to shine

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sometimes you win

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sometimes you Come close

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but Always

Remember to have fun

Oh, and The pain cave

is real

It's not all summer scarves and pleasant strolls here

IT takes Team work

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Fans

Come in all shapes and sizes

focus

focus!

The rider

“The greater the suffering, the greater the pleasure. That is nature‘s payback to riders for the homage they pay her by suffering. Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses; people have become woolly mice. They still have bodies that can walk for five days and four nights through a desert of snow, without food, but they accept praise for having taken a one-hour bicycle ride. ‘Good for you.’ Instead of expressing their gratitude for the rain by getting wet, people walk around with umbrellas. Nature is an old lady with few friends these days, and those who wish to make use of her charms, she rewards passionately.” - Tim Krabbe