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Excuses for blowing off a Training Ride

November 18, 2014September 16, 2020 JOM  Rides / Musings  cyclist excuses  3 Comments

Excuses we’ve heard for blowing off Training Rides: I have to cover my wife’s plants (used in Gainesville, Florida by a supposed local hard man). I haven’t washed my tights since last winter. Moths ate my wool jersey. I have a baby shower going on. I left my legs at the charity ride. I can’t […]

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