OK, I admit it: I’m an obsessed cyclist. How about you? Here are several of the warning signs & symptoms I’ve observed during my 30 years as a cycling fanatic ... plus a few more from some friends and members of the club ... You know the location of every porta-john and public restroom within … Continue reading Are You A Cycling Fanatic? Here Are the Tell-Tale Signs…
Author: Steve Wartenberg
All the Locks on the Locks of Love Bridge Are Gone … But Our Love Remains
They sure do love love, and lovers and over-the-top displays of affection in Paris. However, it seems the eternal & undying love of tens of thousands of romantic couples – including Susan and me! – became overwhelming and was about to destroy a famous bridge built during the reign of Napoleon I. Our story of … Continue reading All the Locks on the Locks of Love Bridge Are Gone … But Our Love Remains
Sink Laundry is Possible & Necessary on a Bike Trip … My Illustrated Guide!
“This is not possible in France,” said the owner of Le Moderne, our hotel in Chateau-Thierry, a small town in the Champagne region of France. We were standing outside the hotel, and the owner was pointing up, to our window. It was filled with our bike clothes, the ones we’d worn earlier in the day, … Continue reading Sink Laundry is Possible & Necessary on a Bike Trip … My Illustrated Guide!
The First Tour de France (1903) Was Chock Full of Fighting, Cheating, Super-Long Rides and Victory By the Little Chimney Sweep
The first Tour de France in 1903 was quite a wild ride. The 60 cyclists threw down tacks to flatten the tires of their opponents, carried an assortment weapons for self defense and self offense, fought one another with flying fists and their weapons, several hopped on trains for parts of the super-long stages, and … Continue reading The First Tour de France (1903) Was Chock Full of Fighting, Cheating, Super-Long Rides and Victory By the Little Chimney Sweep
That Time I Covered the Tour de France, Interviewed Davis Phinney and Watched the 7-11 Boys Eat
It's was 1988, and I was in Nice. The sports editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer finally decided, after weeks of hemming and hawing, that he wanted me to cover a few days of the Tour de France. Starting in Bordeaux. Where the day's race would end. Editors! I don't think he understood Nice and Bordeaux where … Continue reading That Time I Covered the Tour de France, Interviewed Davis Phinney and Watched the 7-11 Boys Eat
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