Two months ago I got up at this crazy hour to ride for two hours indoors on my rollers before work. Then it was dark outside and cold downstairs. Now we are less than a month from the solstice and there is a bit of light starting about five am.
Now the bike sits idle. The beanie I would wear to take the chill out of the first fifteen minute sits atop the towel that I drape over the handlebars to keep the sweat from making my bike a slippery mess after I get warmed up.
When the days got longer I was happy to trade the miserable mornings on the rollers for the warmth of an after work ride on the roads.
As I wait for the day to start so I can get my ass over to France I cannot help but reflect on the training time I have invested to get here.
My bike sits there like a monument reminding me of those hours spent sweating, waiting, dreaming of this trip.
Let’s get this show on the road.
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