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Through and Off…..the back and out of the race

Mark Johnson - YRC's top roadie

Through and Off is a monthly update of team exploits from our roving reporter in the heart of the peloton (when he can keep up with it)

2006 | 1 | 2 |

2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |

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Hippo’s A-Z of Road Racing.. why not post one yourself

A is for anxiety…. before, during and after most races
B is for bonking….usually after 20 miles of racing
C is for cranks.…coming off mid race - the peloton weren’t too pleased
D is for dropped.…a regular occurrence and related to G
E is for elbowed….a key race strategy employed by the Hammer and other slow sprinters
F is for fat ….as a Hippo - 12.8% to be precise and rising
G is for goodbye….occurs within the first 3rd of a race as you go off the back (or off the front if you are related to W)
H is for haze….the lactate kind - happens when the pack hits 24mph or above
I is for idiots….plenty of these in the final kilometres of road races
J is for
 juniors.... tanked up with testosterone and race at speeds that ruin it for the rest of the 3rd and 4th cat fraternity
K is for knackered.…before, during and after all races
L is for losing…. it’s takes more dedication than you think
M is for manic….best describes most road races
N is for none….money - especially if you start BC road racing
O is for off the back.… usually in the first third of a race
P is for paceline … keep well away from this as it will only end in tears
Q is for quick….all other riders
R is for race…. you don’t want to do them, but you can’t live without them – now what’s that all about?
S is for serious racers…there’s far too many of these around
T is for traffic….oncoming at 60mph and a serious threat to life and limb in most races
U is for urine test…as if they’d bother with us!
V is for vets… the masters of their craft or old miserable codgers – depends on your age
W is for winning … done by other riders

X is for		 xanthochroid….if this word passes through your consciousness mid race then beware of U - and change the supplier of your energy drink
Y is for
yak....most of us oversized riders look like one on a bike
Z is for zest….flowing through the veins of all other riders

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