Paris to Ancaster Bike Race

When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others. Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle. - Elizabeth West, Hovel in the Hills

One of the top thirty men in the 60km leg of the Paris to Ancaster bike race rounds a bend that takes racers out of a wooded area of the course. Just before leaving for Europe at the start of May I had the chance to tag along with the support crew for Lyne Bessette. The single minded task of feeding, informing and encouraging Lyne was interesting to watch and participate in but it had it's limits and I will get to those tomorrow...