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05-03-22, 07:23 PM
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05-03-22, 07:32 PM
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6 years ago today, I rode out to Superior, WY.
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05-03-22, 07:42 PM
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This is a long and interesting read about a fake Strava KOM, which leads to a fake former pro cyclist and from there to layer after layer of strangeness.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...e-pro-cyclist/
Also occurred to me that I met the guy once. Don’t look for that Wikipedia link.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...e-pro-cyclist/
Also occurred to me that I met the guy once. Don’t look for that Wikipedia link.
05-03-22, 07:45 PM
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05-03-22, 07:46 PM
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05-03-22, 07:54 PM
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05-03-22, 07:55 PM
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05-03-22, 08:00 PM
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05-03-22, 08:14 PM
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05-03-22, 08:58 PM
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05-03-22, 09:06 PM
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This is a long and interesting read about a fake Strava KOM, which leads to a fake former pro cyclist and from there to layer after layer of strangeness.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...e-pro-cyclist/
Also occurred to me that I met the guy once. Don’t look for that Wikipedia link.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...e-pro-cyclist/
Also occurred to me that I met the guy once. Don’t look for that Wikipedia link.
05-03-22, 09:11 PM
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He was trying to get a better shot angle, gotta do what you gotta do. Could have been a rare bird.
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05-03-22, 09:16 PM
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He was still asking for his expensive lens to get bounced of the concrete when someone plows into him. Depending on the bird, it may be worth it.
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05-03-22, 09:34 PM
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05-03-22, 09:54 PM
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New record on Mt. Hood!!! I can't wait for Ski Mountaineering in the next winter olympics.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loc...-jack-kuenzle/
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loc...-jack-kuenzle/
05-03-22, 10:09 PM
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I haven't watched the Grizzlies a lot but Ja Morant is amazing.
05-03-22, 10:27 PM
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05-03-22, 10:54 PM
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Does he ever get tired? You're right, though. Smaller players tend to get hammered when they run amok.
05-04-22, 03:00 AM
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Wee hours deuce!
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05-04-22, 03:35 AM
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This is a long and interesting read about a fake Strava KOM, which leads to a fake former pro cyclist and from there to layer after layer of strangeness.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...e-pro-cyclist/
Also occurred to me that I met the guy once. Don’t look for that Wikipedia link.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...e-pro-cyclist/
Also occurred to me that I met the guy once. Don’t look for that Wikipedia link.
05-04-22, 03:36 AM
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05-04-22, 04:26 AM
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05-04-22, 04:29 AM
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I’ve ridden through Superior, MT, twice. There’s stuff there.
In 2014 a train derailed and dumped some Boeing fuselages into the Clark Fork River.
In 2014 a train derailed and dumped some Boeing fuselages into the Clark Fork River.
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05-04-22, 04:33 AM
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Moral of the story.
Dont cheat crazy KOMs. Pick the ones no one cares about……..
Dont cheat crazy KOMs. Pick the ones no one cares about……..