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As each province has its own distinctive characteristics, I'm generally in the habit of dividing my Big Tours into chapters named after each province visited.

However, riding with Dr. M was uniquely a "riding with Dr. M" experience that is neither a Shanxi nor a Shaanxi experience but is entirely a "riding with Dr. M" experience that I hazard a guess to say would be the same whether we were going south along the banks of the Yellow River or someplace green and relatively lacking in history (such as Hainan or Yunnan).

由于每个省份都有其独特之处，我一般习惯将我的长途旅行按所到省份命名，分章节记录。

然而，和M博士一起骑行是独一无二的 “与M博士同行” 的经历，既不是山西之行，也不是陕西之行，完完全全就是 “与M博士同行” 的经历。我敢说，无论我们是沿着黄河岸边南下，还是去某个自然风光优美但历史底蕴相对没那么深厚的地方（比如海南或云南），这种体验都不会变。

With the exception of a fear of downhills that makes me look like a daredevil, she's a substantially stronger rider than I am. However, unlike many strong riders I've met, she's one of those people who has effectively internalized that you not only always go at the pace of the slowest person in your group you also don't bitch about it.

Over the years, there have been a total of seven previous occasions where I spent more than a day or two touring with someone else. The  usual complaint is that I'm too slow and too prone to hare off on interesting adventures that aren't even tangentially related to churning out the maximum possible number of kilometers in one day.

除了下坡时会害怕，让我看起来像个胆小鬼之外，她骑车比我厉害得多。不过，与我见过的许多骑行高手不同，她是那种真正将团队理念内化于心的人，即不仅要始终按照团队中最慢的人的速度前进，而且对此毫无怨言。

多年来，我一共有过七次和别人一起骑行超过一两天的经历。常见的抱怨是我太慢，而且太容易为了有趣的冒险而偏离路线，而这些冒险甚至与一天内多骑几公里毫无关系。

Some of these rides have led to rock solid friendships. Others have cemented pre-existing friendships. Dr. M, however, is the first one where both of us have said "I'd ride with her again."

有些骑行之旅让我们结下了坚如磐石的友谊。有些则巩固了之前已有的情谊。然而，M博士是第一个我们双方都说 “我愿意再和她一起骑行” 的人。