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Topics Included:
- Wouter Weylandt Dies After Giro d’Italia Crash
- Neil Browne Single-handedly Takes Down Cycling
- So Says Chade O’Grey and Lance Armstrong
- Is the Amgen Tour of California Nearly a Grand Tour?
- Etape Caledonia Again AtTACKed
- Maryland Race AtTACKed in 2010 (video)
- Cake, Coffee and Cycling: New site dedicated to our three favorite things
- Favorite Cycling Apps
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Had to skip over the insane sounding comments about risk. Risk isn’t the reason most people race anymore than that’s the reason they ride a bike. Competition is the reason most people race. Risk is a component, but one that is mitigated so people can make a living at racing.
Always enjoy the podcast, but especially liked the “Cake, Coffee, & Cycling” segment – especially timely since we’ve recently started a new kind of group ride based on the same idea: the Giro de Piano Caffe`
http://suitcaseofcourage.typepad.com/the_suitcase_of_courage/2011/05/cycling-fun-friday-giro-de-piano-caffe.html
The post goes into it in more detail, and includes additional links – especially one to a British magazine article from last year on the topic.
From our “Mission Statement”:
In the great tradition of a racer’s “easy” day, these rides will be on the longer side – to get some miles in – but the pace will be decidedly easy. Zone 1/2, no more than 15 mph avg (“piano” as the Italians say). Also, in the same tradition, a stop at a roadside cafe will often be included along the way.
If you want a hammerfest, there are a lot of other group rides that’ll be happy to oblige. But if you want a nice, base-building/recovery ride that’s a lot more social, then this ride is for you.