So, in no particular order here are the topics I covered that week with some commentary:
- Le Tour: I cannot remember what craziness occurred. I just see that I was disgusted and I was seeing lots of dismay amongst fellow cyclists. That was pretty much the nail in the coffin for me as far as giving a rip about any future Tours.
- RAGBRAI comes to town: Cedar Falls hosted a RAGBRAI overnight. It was a total pain in the rear as far as the work went, but customer and casual observers were worse with questions about whether or not I was going to ride it. Answering the same questions over and over again is tedious. I was not amused.
- Twenty Niners become more common locally: I realized at this point that I was not the only freak riding big wheels in my neck of the woods.
- My Son gets his first bicycle: This was fun to look back on. I had forgotten about this and the memories of the occurrence were enjoyable. It was a small blue Trek, as I recall. Anyway, that was a fond memory and its hard to believe he was that small now!
So, there ya go. I'll have images next time.
I was in Cedar Falls that year on RAGBRAI. After a few days of podunk towns it was nice to be in a "big" town with good restaurants. 2007 was memorable because I rode it fixed gear. It wasn't the big stunt that people think it is. However it was the year I found out my ass is not compatible with a Brooks Special. That damned thing nearly ruined my trip!
ReplyDeleteI think the incident in Le Tour was Michael Rasmussen getting removed while in the yellow jersey for lying about his whereabouts earlier in the season to the anti-doping agencies.
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