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It’s the weekend of Paris-Roubaix and<br />
I’m sitting at the kitchen table pondering<br />
my evening ride. Paris-Roubaix or “the<br />
Hell of the North” as its also known, is<br />
one of those classics races that even as<br />
a newbie to road cycling you realise it’s<br />
special. It makes your heart race. The<br />
cobbles, the velodrome, the history, it<br />
grabs you. As you watch highlights of<br />
previous races in the build up, your<br />
heart pounds with excitement. You get<br />
that feeling of “if only I”, or “could I do<br />
that?”.<br />
I took up road cycling last year when a<br />
friend, (a bike mechanic), found me a 40<br />
quid Falcon Reynolds 501 bike from<br />
another local bike mechanic. Ever since<br />
I have been gripped by the sport. When<br />
you click in and hit that open road, that<br />
feeling overcomes you; “this is where I’m<br />
meant to be”, things just seem to make<br />
sense.<br />
RED LIGHTS, HEADWINDS AND B<br />
Gary Shirlow
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