Monthly Archives: March 2017

Tim’s Template

Posted on March 10, 2017 by The Wattmeister

A bit of context. Back in 2002 when The Wattmeister was a fledgling long distance cyclist….a raw novice, barely out of the plimsolls and scarf school of sartorial elegance, he entered his second 400 kms audax. Some lessons had been … Continue reading →

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The Personal Stylist

Posted on March 8, 2017 by The Wattmeister

It happened all of a sudden. The Wattmeister had taken great care to balance the weight of the daily supplies between two Sainsbury’s ‘bags for life’.  The negotiations regarding the purchase of these bags were as complicated and protracted as … Continue reading →

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The Comeback….part 2

Posted on March 6, 2017 by The Wattmeister

Nowadays it is quite a task to make a booking with the GP. Decades ago, in the tupperware party era, before amphetamines and alcohol had been replaced in the peloton by triamcinolone and EPO, the process seemed much easier. On … Continue reading →

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The Comeback… part 1

Posted on March 5, 2017 by The Wattmeister

Shrill whispers in the peloton, “….The Wattmeister is finished…a has-been…a never-was…can’t sprint for toffee…too fat to climb…as aerodynamic as a fridge freezer…”, and worst of all, “..what is Paris-Brest-Paris anyway?” During January and Febraury, post Saturday Regents Park club gatherings in … Continue reading →

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