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Friday 30th 30F/-1C [8.15] Another cold, windy day with snow showers and drifting. 62F/16.7C in the room. 39F/4C in the greenhouse. The stove was fed with two large logs and burned late into the night.
9.35 Back from my walk. Unpleasantly cold wind at times. Blackbirds squabbling over territory. Sparrows chattering. A few listless gulls out on the prairie. Still lots of snow lying.
I spent the day on YouTube. Even watching stand up comedians before dinner.
7.30 66F/19C. Dinner was an organic chop, organic mushrooms and Danish baked beans.
Three pieces of road news: The Fyn police have fined 1300 motorists in January alone. Mostly for mobile phone use behind the wheel.
There are now more electric cars than diesels on Danish roads.
Danish, professional racing cyclists are appealing for amateurs. To leave them well alone while they are out training. Many amateurs jump onto the star's back wheels but lack the professional's skills. Resulting in too many crashes and injuries. Which can seriously impact a training session, racing season or even an entire career.
What I find sickening is the amateur is often starting fresh. While the pro may already have covered a high mileage that day. Often riding hard on very long climbs in the southern European mountains. Where many racing teams go for the better weather and the challenges of the terrain.
Along with the clingy amateurs. Who think that holding a back wheel, for a mere couple of kilometres. Before exhaustion ends the chase. Is a sign of matching fitness with their heroes. Several top cyclists have crashed recently. When complete amateurs have run into them. When the pro braked for obstructions. Or animals dashing across the road.
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