Beware regular followers, although as per usual, I am accompanied by one more cup of coffee, and yes, it's Bob Dylan tonight's selected 'artist' for music provision. Although I am all tangled up in blues at the moment, a simple twist of fate has meant that i have a new notepad to collect notes for this blog.
Basically i mean to say that my notes for this weeks post really do depend on my ability to work my new phone. Although it took a lot of courage, i was made a lot calmer as i was given the contract to sign in shop, this came on the radio....
... So, i was a lot calmer signing the deal. Stupid, i know, but it did help as 'my song' accompanied the signature of a two year deal.
One of the few notes made, this week, is unsurprisingly to do with cycling. I type this post midway through the Paris-Nice race. A famous, traditional starter to the season. Not this year though, cycling seems to be trying to escape its traditional European foundations, and begin a new, clean, trans-global competition. Hmmm. Whilst this is theoretically a good move, I am not sure. There are only two Italian, and two Spanish teams in the top 'WorldTour'. There are plenty of American, British, Russian and Australian teams though. And the pro-peleton start off racing in, not France and Spain as previously, but Australia!
Oh well, the sport has evolved (it needed to). However, the previous two stages of Paris-Nice were won by Tom Boonen (Belgian) and Alejandro Valverde (Spanish). Both are 'older' riders. Both were instruments in me designing my Colours of the Peloton cover. Boonen (sprint winner, blue), and Valverde (second, red and white). The 2005 world championships.
Basically i mean to say that my notes for this weeks post really do depend on my ability to work my new phone. Although it took a lot of courage, i was made a lot calmer as i was given the contract to sign in shop, this came on the radio....
One of the few notes made, this week, is unsurprisingly to do with cycling. I type this post midway through the Paris-Nice race. A famous, traditional starter to the season. Not this year though, cycling seems to be trying to escape its traditional European foundations, and begin a new, clean, trans-global competition. Hmmm. Whilst this is theoretically a good move, I am not sure. There are only two Italian, and two Spanish teams in the top 'WorldTour'. There are plenty of American, British, Russian and Australian teams though. And the pro-peleton start off racing in, not France and Spain as previously, but Australia!
Oh well, the sport has evolved (it needed to). However, the previous two stages of Paris-Nice were won by Tom Boonen (Belgian) and Alejandro Valverde (Spanish). Both are 'older' riders. Both were instruments in me designing my Colours of the Peloton cover. Boonen (sprint winner, blue), and Valverde (second, red and white). The 2005 world championships.
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