Life of db
The little quips and musings that occur in the Life of Dylan Blanchard.
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On the surface, they couldn’t be more miles (eh oh! pun!) but in reality, they are more equal than one would expect.
The fact that I love cycling isn’t something that I hide. Give me an open afternoon, a blistering hot sun and some well-laid pavement and I’ll be happily occupied for hours. Money, on the other hand, isn’t regarded with the same level of admiration. That isn’t to say that I don’t accept money as a necessary evil. I’m a commerce student after all, and I’m able to recognize that money sometimes even acts as a barrier between me and the road. However begrudgingly.
With the new semester upon us, I’ve been able to settle down and put in some time on my bike, spinning away an hour or so (read: a hunk of festive turkey, or so). Spinning alone in my apartment doesn’t have the same allure that open roads have. Mother nature doesn’t whisper the same sweet nothings into my ear as I watch re-runs on the tv as she didwhen my forearms are rested on the handlebars, barreling down the same mountainside in 10 minutes it took me 45 to get up just prior.
But just like an well cared-for bank account, I’m slowly making regular deposits. And when the sun is upon us for more than 3.5 hours a day, and the snow has melted, that investment is going to pay dividends. And those dividends are going to allow me to ride those roads for hours. Blissful moment after blissful moment.
Those lonely, sweat-ridden afternoons aren’t looking so bad after all.
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Your standing desk has nothing on this riding desk.
So. Fly.
Mind you, I think I’m going to take up mastering NHL when I set up my trainer.. -
Photo reblogged from yay cycling!
Tour de France 2011 | Stage 18
Andy Schleck wasn’t gasping for air, he was merely shocked that someone had gone so epic nineties and dressed up as The Mask.
Kat, this is for you.
Possibly the best image I’ve seen from this tour.
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Coolest Category 4 mountain pass ever?
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This year, as last year and every year since its inception, Le Tour will be a cinematic study of the very essence of sport, viewed through the close up zoom lens of modern television coverage and the wide-angle span of history.
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Quote reblogged from Officials Say the Darndest ThingsI don’t even know what that term means.
White House Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, upon being told by the Huffington Post that his concern for the safety of bikers made him sound like a hipster. (via officialssay)
OR LIKE A DECENT HUMAN BEING.
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Damn.
I may dislike Contador, but A) He dominated the giro and B) this is the coolest trophy. -
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DO IT.
Well shit, Dylan. Way to come across this more than halfway through the month.
Regardless - Ride, you. -
Oh, Champlain Lookout. It may be the first time we’ve met this year, but I promise 2011 has much in store for us.
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Alfonsina Strada (1891 - 1959)
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The only woman to have ridden a Grand Tour: the Giro d’Italia in 1924.
All star.Kat, you’ll be on the top of Mount Ventoux yet. “[S]he looks at the Colombian rider, how are you doing ? Thank you very much, goodbye !”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll2o2zGvDA1qaa8hfo1_500.jpg)
Alfonsina Strada (1891 - 1959)
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The only woman to have ridden a Grand Tour: the Giro d’Italia in 1924.
All star.
Kat, you’ll be on the top of Mount Ventoux yet.
“[S]he looks at the Colombian rider, how are you doing ? Thank you very much, goodbye !” -
Photo reblogged from yay cycling!
The Team Radioshack bus sits outside race headquarters at the start of stage one of the 2011 AMGEN Tour of California from South Lake Tahoe to North Lake Tahoe is delayed because of snow on May 15, 2011 in South Lake Tahoe, California. (via The Team Radioshack Bus - Yahoo! Sports Photos)
Wait, what?
There is very few days in which I’ll pick any city in Canada’s weather over that of California’s, but shit. Today I’m staying put.Hi, Grey-Skies-Of-Ottawa, I’m Dylan. Let’s get comfy.
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Video reblogged from Bicycles Are Porn
“How sick is the Trail?”
“Sickest you’ve ever seen so far”What is this shit?! So crazy! If only I had bought that bike last weekend..
(Source: bicyclesareporn)
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Are those foot-knives?!A close up of the Russian Team Pursuit cycling shoes during day one of the UCI Track World Championship at the Omnisport arena on 23rd March 2011 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (via Photo from Getty Images)
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Video reblogged from yay cycling!
Sporza: Saxo Bank is blij met zege van Nuyens (by SporzaOfficial)
Inside the Team Saxo Bank car as Nick Nuyens wins the Tour of Flanders. It’s truly a masterclass of high-pitched excited voices and awkward car hugs. It’s pretty great.
Ah, yes. Four men in a small car with pre-pubescent voices. None knowing who to car-hug more than the other. Brilliance.
