Hagiography (A-Z Day 8)
All the good Armstrong has done has been facilitated and funded by his 7 Tour victories. All the money he has earned as a celebrity-spokesman and high-dollar speaker originated in Paris. Every yellow wristband sold, and every dollar donated to Livestrong is French.
Gratitude (A-Z Day 7)
Embrace the ordinary, and turn it into the extraordinary. Ride your bike. Explore. Ascend. And be grateful.
Futurition (A-Z Day 6)
The future of professional bike racing is salvageable. We can turn that future into the greatest triumph in sports history, if we are willing. Riders will have to be courageous and outspoken, team directors, stoic, and nefarious doctors, banished.
Exhausted (A-Z Day 5)
This is A-Z day 5, and also the re-birth of the Friday Haiku. Lance Armstrong is tired. But he’ll always have Paris. Just not in Yellow.
Dualism (A-Z Day 4)
Riding a bike is a simple pleasure. But it’s also very powerful. An afternoon bike ride might not end your troubles, but it will lighten them.
Bionomics (A-Z Day 2)
Even mountain bikers can slow down a little bit. We can leave the number plates at home once in a while. We can ride without our power meters, hear rate monitors, GPS computers, and Strava-hunting attitudes. Ride, not for the fitness, but for the simple, innate pleasure of it all.
