Sad Ending

It was another great weekend. The weather was the nicest yet and lots of great stuff all around. Unfortunately there was also tragedy. 3 cyclists leading a group out for a training ride were struck by a car in Cupertino, that's about an hour south of San Francisco - home of Apple. Anyway two died and another in critical condition. In light of that I've decided to shelve the stories for a couple more days.

Road cycling is a dangerous sport, you are out there with all these cars and often there's a lot of speed involved, sometimes on both parties. As a cyclist you are incredibly vulnerable and every time you go out you are trusting that these drivers are NOT going to hit you. You also have to have a lot of confidence in yourself and your bike skills to take care of yourself.

Before I bought my bike that was the one thing I spent a lot of time thinking about – Did I really want to get myself into a sport that raised my potential for injury or even death? In the end I decided that I wasn't going to live in fear. I'm always thankful though whenever I end a ride safely. Nevertheless accidents happen, sometimes it's the cyclist's fault, sometimes it's the driver's but cyclists always lose in the end.

My condolences to the family and friends of the victims. These guys were experienced cyclists and if it can happen to them, it can happen to the rest of us. You can get the story here.