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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Tommy, road racers, sissies and a jacked up man's dram.

OK, I wasn't going to return to the subject anymore but I just can't let it go. As I was enjoying my fourth double expresso on the drive into work last Saturday morning I passed several ?guys? training on their road bikes. I say ?guys? because I couldn't really tell what they were dressed in their one piece, synthetic material colorful graphic art singlets, aerodynamic color matched head gear with a hands free Camel Back water delivery system, cute little half cut stockinettes and what appeared to be ballerina slipper biking shoes. Has anyone else noticed the femininazatiion of road racing? And when was the last time one of these he-she pretty boys taken first place in the Tour de France or the Tour de Anything for that matter? I'll tell you when, NEVER! Not as long as the steroid road enraged cowboys from the West are in the game. No, Im not saying Lance Owens , the cancer survivor, super hero, took steroids, but he does bring a sense of "hard as nails" masculinity to the sport. And that's with only one testicle! As you know, Tommy rides a road bike. You may have seen me on a 40 miler wearing an old beat up pair of Patagonia baggy shorts, a dirty white Hanes T shirt, no socks and an ancient pair of cracked leather bike shoes. And no, I've never worn a Camel Back water system or even packed a bottle of water no matter how long the ride or how hot the day. I am content to "rehydrated" after I get home with a tall glass of tap water and a dram of my favorite scotch single malt whisky. And speaking of being jacked up on roids, let's return to my favorite region of Scotland, Islay, and enjoy a super charged dram of Ardbeg Uigeadail, 54.2 vol. With a pale gold color, smokey nose, hot alcohol explosion on the tongue and a true shocking to the system finish. Slainte, road ragers. Tommy Maaltman.

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