Hi all,

I'm here too. Still spending the winters in NJ and the cycling season
in NE Italy, leading rides for two cycling camps--though with the
current economic situation, I haven't had much work from them...so I
just enjoy riding on my own and with friends :^), doing the occasional
gran fondo, and writing. Each year seems to bring a new setback that
limits my riding: some, like moving, are good, others, like breaking
my ankle (hiking) last August, bad. But hope springs eternal and I'm
determined to return to my former levels of mileage and fitness,
knowing that if I don't make the effort now, I'll continue to go
downhill and will find myself no longer able to do what I love to do
most, and regretting it forever. Riding for me is all about
accumulating sensations, emotions, and experiences to hold on to and
cherish. It's my drug, my communion, and my antidote to all things
negative, and I need it! So suffer I shall!


I invite you all to visit my gallery, where you'll find lots of Giro
and mountain photos.

April


Biroto ergo sum
http://www.biciveneto.it
http://web.me.com/birota
http://gallery.me.com/birota



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