"Hey guys, team selfie!"
When Lance Armstrong isn’t tweeting or scoffing at public decency laws, he acts like a typical roadie. When Edmonton Journal columnist Nick Lees was riding in Hawaii, he encountered Armstrong and suffered the same fate of anyone who has ever passed someone “training” for “bicycle races.”
Last month he shot by me in an iota of a second when I was cycling on Hawaii’s Big Island. Unlike most cyclists, he didn’t even give a nod.
Maybe Nick doesn’t ride that much, or perhaps roadies in Edmonton are particularly friendly, but being snubbed by someone wearing full team kit is as common as being blinded by a fixed gear.
Though, if anyone has an excuse for failing to acknowledge a fellow cyclists, it is the professional. Cabbies don’t stop and wave at every John Q. Public out for a Sunday drive, and I doubt house painters have much to say to first-year art students sketching trees in the park.
The good news, if you live in Edmonton, is that this summer you can ride alongside Lance in all his roadie glory. At least it’s for a good cause.
Tomorrow is Friday. Be awesome.
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