It only becomes art if it touches other people – Andreas Eschbach (Blog post by Tom Carter) Cycling is an inherently beautiful sport in many different ways. Its battles are waged not in stadiums or arenas but in some of the most scenic places on earth. Since the ultimate challenge […]
Alicante on Two Wheels
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I don’t have a bucket list, but my bike list is a mile long — Anon. (By Tom Carter) I should have done my homework. That thought sprang from my head as profusely as the perspiration ran down my face. After twenty or so minutes of my unrelenting battle with […]
(Post by Tom Carter) “Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.” — Humphry Davy For seven long weeks, I dreamed of riding. Aside from a […]
“You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So get on your way!” — Dr. Seuss (Post by Tom Carter) Ageless Champion: Alejandro Valverde in his Spanish National Champion jersey As the clock ticked down to the start of stage four of the 2020 […]
(Post by Tom Carter) “You can’t get good by staying home. If you want to get fast, you have to go where the fast guys are.” — Steve Larsen It’s mid-December, but I’m sweating in my short-sleeved jersey as I push my body up the grade from Javea’s medieval Pueblo […]
“It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.” – cyclng legend Fausto Coppi (Blog post by Tom Carter) While professional cycling is a still niche sport in the United States, it is one of the most popular globally. […]
“I can think. I can move. I can sleep. I can ride my bike. I can dream.” – Bill Walton (by Tom Carter) The Alicante province, in the Spanish region known as La Communidad Valenciana, is a cycling paradise. Many of the world’s top-level professional cycling teams use it […]
(by Tom Carter) “Shut up, legs.” – Jens Voigt When American baseball fans hear the name “Puig,” they think of the Dodgers/Reds’ aggressive and controversial outfielder Yasiel Puig. When pro cyclists and weekend warriors in the bikecentric Alicante province of Spain hear the same word, they think of […]