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Yesterday was Ali’s birthday. (She’s 37, but don’t tell anyone. ) Andrea and I both made the journey to Ali’s home to spend the weekend doing what we do best: eating, drinking, making merry, and playing with bikes.
Ali and Glen.
Friday night proved to be interesting. [...]
Categories: Fun Stuff
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Tags: Ali, Traverse City
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First of all, I have to thank Mike Woods for posting his relationship status on Facebook. I remembered seeing is so long ago, and I thought, “Hey, I could screw with my friends with an awesome Facebook status that says, ‘Diane is in a relationship with Jake the Snake.’”
Well, apparently, Jake would have to [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: facebook, Jake the Snake, Relationship Status
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I feel like such a yo-yo. Yeah, it’s a weight thing. Let’s see. I’ve been up, down, up, down, up, down, and back up over the last 15 years. I’m back on the Zone and trying to get my life into a scheduled habit. I am a creature of habit, [...]
Categories: Lifestyle
| Tags: The Zone, Writing, Yoga
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Jake went with me and my family to Cheboygan and Mackinaw to visit family and just have a darn good time. Jake and I hung out with some people at my aunt and uncle’s cottages and even went bike riding with them on the local rail trail.
Although the rail trail wasn’t paved, Jake was [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Cheboygan, Kona Jake the Snake, Mackinaw City, Rail Trail
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My poor blog–I’ve been neglecting it. Life has been a little busy, and even edged toward crazy.
As many of you know, I started covering the Tour de France at the Examiner.com at the beginning of July. I really enjoyed it. I discovered my inner Lance groupie and even fell in love with [...]
Categories: Racing
| Tags: Michigan Mountain Biking Examiner, Tour de France
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It’s funny how these slumps come about where getting on the bike just doesn’t seem like it is going to happen. Two days ago, I soaked my water bottles in preparation for ride. Yesterday, I brought my gear in from the house, including my tire pump. Today, I finally brought the bike [...]
Categories: Cycling
| Tags: Motivation, Tour de France
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Lance Armstrong’s overall place in the 18th position really isn’t something to fear…if you’re a fan. If you hate Lance, you’re probably laughing hysterically and hoping he drops even further back. Even so, the fact is that he is only 2:30 behind the man in the yellow jersey, and anything can happen. [...]
Categories: Racing
| Tags: Frank Schleck, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France
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Floyd Landis is at it, again! He just can’t leave well enough alone, and it’s even worse that he’s spouting off during Lance Armstrong’s final Tour de France.
It’s kind of funny how people say that Lance can’t possibly ride that fast unless he’s doping, yet they don’t really go after all of the other [...]
Categories: Racing
| Tags: Doping, Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France
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I just could not get into last year’s Tour de France, but that was certainly not the case, this year. I thoroughly enjoyed today’s first stage of the tour, and I was on the edge of my chair talking to the TV when the last three crashes occurred at the end of the race. [...]
Categories: Racing
| Tags: Alessandro Petacchi, Tour de France
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Michigan Mountain Biking Examiner: Eastgate Park Pump Track Grand Opening was a great success
MMBA Midstate: Eastgate Park Pump Track Grand Opening a Success!
The State News: Bicycle pump track unites community
Categories: MMBA
| Tags: Eastgate Park, Pump Track
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