Sunday, July 19, 2009

Climb Every Mountain

After watching the Tour de France and the first stage in the Alps I was inspired to do some climbing on my ride today. I managed to carry myself up the Bayview extension from River Street to Moore. I think I left my lungs on the side of the road somewhere. If you happen to find them , could you please return them to me?
I do not understand how those guys can climb steep mountain passes day after day. It is estimated that they burn eight to ten THOUSAND calories. The average person eats 1200 calories a day.
On my way back home I met a guy named Mike who was riding his mountain bike, towing a trailer full of his landscaping equipment. He was coming from Richmond hill and was headed to Simcoe Ontario. He was planning to make it to Hamilton tonight. Good luck Mike

All the best Urmas

1 comment:

  1. I was watching the Tour today and the commentators were saying that the racers have to watch their braking on the descents because if they over brake they can heat up their rims so much that they can blow their tires. At 50mph!!

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