The White Rabbit Appears Again

3/4/26

As a route leader the White Rabbit was supposed to stay asleep… but… today I ride 72 miles unexpectedly and there is another route leader to sweep. A transformation in the middle of the night

I awake and am ready to leave at 6:45. As the sun rises over the ocean I move South at a steady speed. I pull into the first rest stop 5 minutes ahead of the speedsters but leave soon after. No one sees me again until the end… I arrive 40 minutes ahead of them to get the yellow jersey. In fairness to them they are tired , achy, and concerned about saddle sores with little winter training. I worked hard to prevent these three but then I am a proactive turtle at heart.
As I cross bridges back and forth across the sound, locals pass me quickly riding one speeds!!! I don’t get it …but they are small pure muscle and natives.
I ponder my body frame… a little chunky and short… not exactly a model cyclist.

I ponder my age… not a youngster…

I ponder my speed… rather like this beast.

Here’s what I look like on the rides…

here’s what I wish looked like on these rides…

So why does the White Rabbit seem to end up with the yellow jersey so often?

I think it’s consistency, steadiness on the ride, perservierence ,avoiding long rests , and the monotony of “ grinding it out” . I’m not a glitzy ,fancy ,macho rider. I just get the job done…

Besides I always have an Angel blowing from behind…