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How awful! You have a right to be angry and scared! It will take awhile to get over it. Stay safe!
2 years agoClose calls like that are so unnerving! Glad nothing happened and you are ok!
2 years agoI realized last night I am not entirely over it because I kept waking up thinking about it. It happened so fast it is almost impossible to describe how fast. He came out from behind that truck full throttle. Idiot. This morning I am angry. It was so dangerous. My only consolation is I am betting he is still thinking about it too.
2 years agoI’d be wanting a cold drink after that close shave too! I’m so thankful to know you’re alright, if shaken.
2 years agoYour encounter with the motorcycle sounded awful! It really is scary when something like that happens. It’s good you’re such a great cyclist. I had a close call in Great Britain but nothing like your experience and it took me several days to get over it. It didn’t help that I was way ahead of Scott at the time. Stay safe!
2 years agoWow, heart in throat as I read your near miss story! Timing is everything. Stay safe and enjoy the rest of your time in Portugal.
2 years agoToo close for comfort.
2 years agoOmgosh, what a scare!
2 years agoGood to know. I think there's a beach section on our planned Sicily route, but it's very short.
2 years agoActually sand in the drivetrains wasn’t an issue really. At the end of the ride we found a small fountain filled our water bottles then gave the chain and chain ring a quick rinse. We weren’t far from our hotel but the next morning I gave the bikes a thorough rinsing from a hose at the hotel.
2 years agoWow! Another beautiful day of cycling!
2 years agoWow, your photos are amazing! I don’t know how you survive the heat!
2 years agoI like the cork-look fenders.
2 years agoAnd it seems cycling isn't allowed, going by the sign. Tractors aren't permitted either.
2 years ago
It was certainly the closest I have ever come to another vehicle at such screaming speed. This morning I am mad as I can be at the jerk. If I had been a small car he would be dead. He was so focused on opening it up to full throttle the second Keith went by (and he didn’t give him a lot of room) that I was invisible or didn’t matter. What really strikes me this morning is how fast it happened. It was over before I could react in any way but try and hold the bike steady. I will hear him opening up that throttle in my head for days.
2 years ago