Senator John Kerry, cyclist
September 2nd, 2008 |
John Kerry rides in Colorado with Garmin -Chipotle director Jonathan Vaughters
Chugging along at a fair clip, about halfway up to Jamestown, he had dropped half the group and started asking me for ideas on how to improve some of the anti-doping legislation he has been working to introduce into the Senate. Of course I was so excited he had interest in this area, I spoke until I was blue in the face. And he just about dropped me. Conversation at 280 watts at 6500 ft is not the easiest thing for me, much less a 65 year old guy with a job like his.
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John Kerry descended like he stole the friggin’ bike from the GOP. As we hit the first switchback, he immediately put his weight back, counter-steered, and carved the corner like a pro. He put three bike lengths on me like Magnus and Stuey used to do to me back on Credit Agricole. Unreal. This guy was a pilot on the bike. Down the switchback of Lee Hill and over 90 kph and he was not phased… one bit.
Next up Vaughters goes for a ride with Dick Cheney and ends up getting put in a stress position and shipped off to Guantanamo.
6 Responses to “Senator John Kerry, cyclist”
Nice trip, but why not go to Ward?
(Jamestown is at 7500 feet or so, Ward is at 9200 if I remember correctly….nice, long, slow ride unless one has legs of steel)
well some of us did reduce the last election to roadie vs. mountain biker.
Vaughters can’t hold a conversation at 280w?
Oh, how the mighty have fallen…
@a. kruse:
that’s cause he’s no longer on US Postal…
I thought Kerry was an avid mountain biker, too. Wasn’t there something in 2004 about his $6000 bike he rode while campaigning?
At any rate, the road to Ward is paved. Road bike territory, except you want some granny gears.
another reason kerry didn’t get elected….obama rides a nice hybrid w/his kids on the south lakeshore trail in chicago…. populism versus elitism.