On Mar 12, 10:06 pm, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: \> i don't get this. most race routes do make for beautiful rides. and > the roads are there for anyone to ride, whenever they want and whether > they race or not. Maybe were all just disillusioned by what bicycle > racing has become - the drugs, the advertising, etc. but it is still > a beautiful sport and I don't see how racing ruins anything.
There's not much to get. I'm not suggesting the race ruins the route. I'm saying that I'd rather ride that route in a way that lets me enjoy how beautiful it is. I'll bet you a bag of Sil's that not many of those people (particularly the ones near the podium spots) really enjoyed that ride. Sure, they'll brag about how epic it was, but I've done enough racing and riding with racers to know that there was a whole lot of suffering going on. I'm starting to feel the same way about randonneuring - why take something you love and turn it into something you loathe? And, I'm not sure I agree that "most race routes do make for beautiful rides", but that's because all I get to see is what they do in Superweek around here (lots of urban and suburban crits) :^) ted durant milwaukee, wi, usa --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
