tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post2469131290339453951..comments2023-10-11T03:51:05.438-07:00Comments on The CaliRado Cyclist: Suspended Disbelief - Reality SucksCaliRado Cyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-44949319165894291562010-02-14T16:47:24.333-08:002010-02-14T16:47:24.333-08:00I read somewhere once that cycling in Europe is re...I read somewhere once that cycling in Europe is regarded a lot like boxing is in the U.S. -- it's a sport for kids from the wrong side of the track who know how to suffer, and where the occasional organizational and personal sleaziness is, to a point, just part of the atmosphere. I'm not sure why, but for some reason thinking of it that way put certain things (though certainly not the worst things) into perspective. At the very least the comparison with boxing seems to capture certain aspects of European cycling culture that can get lost on those of us raised in a country where cycling is a mostly an upper-middle-class health sport.<br /><br />Also: a couple of days after first seeing Lance's Michelob slot, I ran across another cycling clip which suggests that flaunting cheap beer in public may just be part of the coping process for these aging who's-your-daddy types:<br /><br />http://www.ina.fr/sport/cyclisme/video/CAB86019895/a-chacun-son-tour-hinault-et-lemond.fr.html<br /><br />(Wait for about 1:39)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772591557625314726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-54240193062421633592010-02-11T21:43:58.108-08:002010-02-11T21:43:58.108-08:00Poignant.Poignant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com