You really will like this video ...

[PATRICK MOORE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2w6mXTNMk

... if only for the Yorkshire accents.

Amazing cyclist. I know Riv has set its face against the racing
paradigm, but, let's face it, racing is a very big part of cycling and
even old duffers like I can vicariously enjoy the triumphs depicted in
this video.

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"When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville."

Flannery O'Connor

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[Aaron Thomas]

Really nice tribute. Thanks for sharing.

[PATRICK MOORE]

You are welcome: I enjoyed it so much I watched it about four times in
a row last night.

Just for the record: I didn't post it to praise racing (tho' there is
nothing wrong with racing as such) but because of the genius, in the
true sense of the word, of Burton's talent and, second, for the (in
consequence) shots of the seemingly effortless speed, where her
position and movements seem to flow naturally from body to machine.
Wonderful in an aesthetic way.

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[Marc Schwartz]

As part of this vintage racing aesthetic, I love the graceful lines of the steel racing bikes of the time in comparison with contemporary racing Sputniks.

Marc
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[Ryan Ray]

Great video - thanks for sharing.

She totally had a bell on her racing bike!

- Ryan

On Monday, July 30, 2012 9:05:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:

[jimD]

In my view there isn't anything wrong with praising and enjoying bicycle racing.
The women's road race in the Olympics was fantastic.

The problem with the racing paradigm is that it really becomes a problem when it is the
only model for riding bikes. I know folks who are totally into 'all training all the time', they
don't race, they won't stop to smell the roses. They don't know what they are missing.

If skiing worked like this it would be destroyed as a family sport.
If all fishermen were all working to be 'bass masters' it would be sad.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
-JimD

[PATRICK MOORE]

I agree wholeheartedly.

[Peter Morgano]

Me and my daughter loved watching the women's road race in the Olympics, she asked I I rode that fast and I had a good laugh, haha.

[PATRICK MOORE]

Yeah, more and more I find myself being dropped on the bike path like
a dirty brick by young, fit women. Oh well, I'll get used to it.

[Cyclofiend]

Beryl Burton is the real deal, and there's such a wonderful human
element to that. For some reason, I always think of her and Burt
Monro as kindred spirits. (Or if you really want to dig up the
obscure, John B. Kelly, Sr.) Something about the athletes and
endeavours of that time that did make us understand and appreciate the
humanity which went along with that. These days, the demands of elite
competitive sport seem to require such isolated and rarified air for
the participants. Everything has become so specialized. I was
talking about this last night with my wife, as we watched the Fastest
Swimmers In The World™ and the Most Incredible Gymnasts™. My thought
was that there's no "outside influence" anymore for most of them.
They've become thoroughbreds. Sequestered and trained, but rarely
with a resonant personality, or even the glimmer of other interests.

And, I do doubt that you could do otherwise these days to succeed in
international competition these days. It just isn't a lifestyle to
model for enjoyment of the sport.

- Jim

Jim Edgar / Cyclofiend.com / cyclo...@gmail.com / "Kelly for
Brickwork"

[Patrick in VT]

On Thursday, August 2, 2012 12:02:51 PM UTC-4, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:

My thought was that there's no "outside influence" anymore for most of them.  
They've become thoroughbreds.  Sequestered and trained, but rarely  
with a resonant personality, or even the glimmer of other interests.

And, I do doubt that you could do otherwise these days to succeed in  
international competition these days. It just isn't a lifestyle to  
model for enjoyment of the sport.

that may be and i don't necessarily disagree.  but I'm fortunate enough to do training races with a worldcup/olympic mountain biker (Lea Davison - GO VERMONT!!) and some other worldcup talent throughout the year and I see the opposite.  Lea is a true model for what sport should be at the highest level - she's actively involved in VT cycling community and great role model for aspiring young athletes (http://littlebellas.com/).  Always positive, approachable and incredibly grateful and humble.  Another local hero,Ted King (pro-tour rider), just led a ride out of Burlington to benefit the Colorado Red Cross.  That guy has a wicked sense of humor and is pretty down to earth considering the inhuman wattage he can throw down.  And there are others  ...

I realize it's probably not the norm, but there are definitely some athletes that understand they wouldn't be where they are now without the support of their communities, and they find ways to give back.