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Another Mamil hits the road

I have started many stories about bicycle racing but have never written one that is as good as the racers are both on the indoor and outdoor tracks and on the roads.

— Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

Why Land’s End to John o’ Groats?

Fearless Leader Joe and I have been discussing cycling from Land’s End to John o’ Groats — lejog — ever since our triumphal entry into Paris last year. I’ve been keeping it in the back of my mind while considering the purchase of a touring bike and other life events. Finally, FLJ called me this…

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The members of Group B-12 posing after the ride

At long last, Tour de Tohoku

The long and winding road … to the start I’ve been thinking and talking about the Tour de Tohoku since I first learned of it a couple of years ago, and planning on it since this May when registration had been scheduled to start. From there it was waiting for the lottery, learning that I’d…

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Selfie of cyclist in helmet and shades in front of torii and Japanese flag

Tamagawa all the way

I contacted the Halfakid last week to let him know I’d be biking on Saturday, and he responded that he and Kare no Tomo were planning on riding the length of the Tamagawa cycling course. We arranged to meet at Futako Tamagawa at 8 a.m. The day dawned clear and cold, at -2C with some…

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