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Cycling Wed Jan 14 2009
Winter Bike to Work
I don't know who's tougher: the cyclist charging down the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix or the Chicagoan who bundles-up and braves this misery in order to commute to work by bike. One is paid to ride a bike, the other not, but both are dedicated, insane, and a true "hardman" or "hardwoman."
In a celebration of the latter, on January 20, bike commuters will congregate on Daley Plaza from 6:30-9:30 A.M. for Winter Bike to Work Day, with hot chocolate and Eli's cheesecake, and remember the coldest day in Chicago history, when the thermometers at O'Hare registered a brittle negative 27 degrees. The event is sponsored by the Active Transportation Alliance. The event is free.
— Zach Thomas / Comments (1)
T.C. O'Rourke / January 16, 2009 3:02 PM
The cyclists of Paris-Roubaix, but I wish it were us.
No amount of expensive clothing can mitigate those cobblestones.