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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
If you want to finish The 508, you must ride hills with Del.Last night, I returned to Tualatin and rode with Del and his shaven legged minions. They took me on hills in which I did over 2000 feet of elevation gain in just 28 miles. I survived with the group I was riding with, and actually did quite well. I was very happy. Some ask me why I do this. Perhaps this quote will provide some insight: Dutchman Theo de Rooy is sitting in the Panasonic team car after abandoning the 1985 Paris-Roubaix. He's covered in mud after spending a major portion of the race on the front, escaping in the Arenberg Forest. He's interviewed by American reporter John Tesh of CBS Sports... de Rooy: “It’s a pile of shit, this race, it’s a whole pile of shit … you’re working like an animal, you don’t have the time to piss and you wet your pants … you’re riding in mud like this and you’re slipping and … it’s a pile of shit, you must clean yourself otherwise you will go mad …” Tesh: "Willl you ever ride it again?" de Rooy, not hesitating for a second: "Sure, it's the most beautiful race in the world!"
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