In 2006 and 2007 I raced road and mountain bikes in Pakistan, first as a member of an American team and then on a Canadian/American composite team. The races were to keep world attention on the devastating earthquake that struck the north of the country on 8 October 2005.
[From 2006.] Have race clichés evaporated from my consciousness? I’m not anymore wondering what I’m doing here, or wondering when it’s going to end, or whether I’ve had enough fuel. And pain has left my […]
[From April 2008.] I feel fairly confident that Ms. Shto would be irritated if she knew we were washing bikes in the shower. Dahlberg’s idea, of course.
[From April/May 2008.]
[From April 2008.] Our destination is Dali, China but the flights are wonky so we arrived before midnight with our departing flight leaving a day an half later, affording some time to kill. Built up […]